Liberals or Freethinkers

   Liberalism or Freethought in religion is to a great degree negative. For that reason it is not sustained by a strong organization. Czech Liberals are organized mainly through their reading matter, fraternal and other societies, schools and clubs of a Liberal Thinkers' League (Svobodna Obec). The latter, however, have not made any headway, because the younger generation does not take much interest in them. The weekly Vek Rozumu (Age of Reason), the organ of this League, and the monthly Svojan, both published in Chicago, Illinois, are devoted to the programme of furthering Liberalism.

   The community life of the Liberals centers about their halls, which serve many purposes, even occasionally, in the case of a prominent person, for public funerals. They are truly their community centers, now beginning to be so popular with Americans. The following is a list of same:

BOYD COUNTY

   Lynch--A frame building in town, owned by Lodge Lipany No. 56, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Spencer--Frame building in town, owned by Lodge Karlin No. 40, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

BUTLER COUNTY

   Abie--A frame building in town, owned by Lodge Havlicek Borovsky No. 66, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association. Also a large building owned by the Tel. Jed. Sokol.

   Brainard--A brick building in town, owned by Lodge Cechomoravan No. 68, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Bruno--A small frame building owned by Lodge Brno, No. 43, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association. Also a large building owned by the Tel. Jed. Sokol.

   Linwood--A frame building in town, owned by Lodge Ratolest Mladocechu No. 31, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

CASS COUNTY

   Plattsmouth--A large building, formerly owned by the Tel. Jed. Sokol, now the property of Lodge Tyrs No. 18, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

COLFAX COUNTY

   Clarkson--A fine large brick building in town, owned by Lodge Zapadni Svornost No. 28, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Schuyler--Frame building owned by Lodge Zapadni Jednota No. 62 Bohemian Slavonian Benevolent Society.

DODGE COUNTY

   Dodge--A frame building in town owned by the Tel. Jed. Sokol.

DOUGLAS COUNTY

   Omaha--A brick building 110x130 feet called Sokol Auditorium, owned by Tel. Jed. Sokol-Omaha, with modern stage in a large auditorium, separate lodge hall and a modern gymnasium, class room for an all-year Saturday and Sunday Bohemian school, an American night school, etc. Finished in 1926 at a cost of $135,000.

   South Omaha--A large frame building owned by the Tel. Jed. Sokol.

FILLMORE COUNTY

   Exeter--A frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Zbirov No. 138, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Milligan--A small frame building, owned by Lodge Rabi No. 27, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

GAGE COUNTY

   Barneston--A building near town, owned by Lodge Budejovice No. 6, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Odell--A large frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Kralove Hradec No. 17, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Virginia--A building owned by Lodge Sumava No. 130, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

HOWARD COUNTY

   Farwell--A frame building in town, owned by Lodge Cech No. 152, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   St. Paul--A frame building in town, owned by Lodge Kutna Hora No. 167, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

KNOX COUNTY

   Niobrara--A fine brick building in town, owned by Lodge Vysehrad No. 53, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Pishelville--A small frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Sladkovsky No. 8, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Verdigre--A fine, large brick building in town, owned by Lodge Bila Hora No. 5, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

PAWNEE COUNTY

   Du Bois--A fine building in the country, owned by Lodge Jan Kollar No. 101, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Table Rock--A building owned by Lodge Premysl Otakar II, No. 84, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Tate--A frame building on the edge of town, owned by Lodge Osveta No. 94, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

PIERCE COUNTY

   Pierce--A frame building near the city limits, owned by Lodge Cesky Prapor No. 199, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

PLATTE COUNTY

   Lindsay--A frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Jan Hus No. 50, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

RICHARDSON COUNTY

   Humboldt--A frame building owned by Lodge Tabor No. 40. Bohemian Slavonian Benevolent Society.

SALINE COUNTY

   Brush Creek Precinct--A frame building in the country, owned by Tel. Jed. Sokol.

   Crete--A fine brick building in town, owned by the Tel. Jed. Sokol.

   Monroe Precinct--A frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Kolumbus No. 133, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association. Another owned by Lodge Mir No. 132, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   North Fork Precinct--A frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Ladimir Klacel No. 92, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Pleasant Hill--A frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Tabor No. 74, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Tobias--A small frame building in town, owned by Lodge Krivoklat No. 79, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Wilber--A brick building owned by Lodge Svojan No. 29, Bohemian Slavonian Benevolent Society. Also a building owned by Tel. Jed. Sokol.

SAUNDERS COUNTY

   Morse Bluff--A nice building of cement blocks in town, owned by Lodge Plzen No. 9, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Prague--A fine new community brick hall, owned by Tel. Jed. Sokol and the other non-Catholic societies.

   Wahoo--A small frame building owned by Lodge Pionyr No. 25. Bohemian Slavonian Benevolent Society.

SEWARD COUNTY

   Bee--A building owned by Lodge Bee No. 214, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

VALLEY COUNTY

   Geranium--A fine frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Slavin No. 112, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Ord--A nice brick building in town, owned by Lodge Dennice No. 14, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

   Eureka Township--A fine new building in the country, owned by Lodge Joseph Jungman No. 161, western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

WEBSTER COUNTY

   Red Cloud--A frame building in the country, owned by Lodge Caslav No. 212, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.