Court Holy Rosary #1476 Catholic Daughters of the Americas

Motto and Colors

Unity and Charity

Purple, Gold and White

History

Instituted June 6, 1948

Courtsey of D. Popisil

On June 6, 1948, the installation ritual for the creation of Court Holy Rosary #1476 in Rosenberg, Texas was performed by a Degree team of Court St. Ann #369 of Victoria, Texas. Mrs. A. J. LeBlanc, Worthy State Regent of San Antonio, presided as the installing officer with Mrs. R. J. Carpenter of Victoria, District Deputy, in the capacity of Monitor. The Knights of Columbus Council #2801 prepared a delicious turkey banquet with Herbert Ryan serving as the general Chairman of the event arrangement. Mrs. Mary Polk of Weimar, District Deputy, presented the Court with a beautiful Charter, and Father Tydlacka blessed it. There were fifty members when the Court was instituted in 1948. Mrs. Velasta Petter and Father Tydlacka with Mrs. Hedwiga Stibora helped get Court Holy Rosary #1476 organized.

The officers of the first Court Holy Rosary #1476 were:

Dorothy Ryan                 Grand Regent

Justina Janack                Vice Regent

Martha Triska                  Financial Secretary

Frances Sicinski               Treasurer

Velasta Petter  Miller        Lecturer

Anna Weitz                      Historian

Regina Nesvadba             Sentinel

Frances Gubbels               Prophetess

Dorothy Koym                  Monitor

Rev. Jerome J. Tydlacka    Chaplain

Charter Members

Currently, we have a listing of 39 out of the 50 charter members. If you know of someone who needs to be added to this list, please email the webmaster or let our Worthy Regent know. Thanks!

The  (+) indicates that this Charter Member is still living.

Dorothy Ryan+                               Justina Janack

Martha Triska                                 Frances Sicinski

Velasta Petter Miller+                      Anna Weitz    

Regina Nesvadba                            Frances Gubbels

Dorothy Koym                                Margaret Humpola+   

Lydia Eicher+                                 Josephine Bezecny

Margaret Spacek Bilek                     Dorothy Muehr 

Faye Koteras                                  Ella Skripka 

Albina Kadlecek                              Virginia Dostal

Evelyn Twardowski                          Edna Walenta

Louise Failenschmidt                        Bettie Jircik

Angelina Bazecny                            Sylvia Capak

Marie A. Buzek                                Anna Christ

Rose Dusek                                    Lydia Humpola

Christine Michlek                             Adella Zapalac

Regina Nesvadba                             Anna Novosad

Angela Reichle                                 Regina Reichle

Marcella Steffek                               Mary Zievert

Hedwiga Stibora                               Johnny Lee Vacek                 

Olga Triska                                     

Committee History

Apostolate Committee

The Apostolate Committee was formed in 1990 under Regent ___________. She saw the need for us to touch the lives of the shut-ins at the Fort Bend Nursing Home. Mary Ondrush volunteered to chair the committee and is still the Chair eighteen (18) years later. Mary and three (3) volunteers visit the Fort Bend Nursing Home one Saturday afternoon each month from September to June. The Apostolate Committee serves laughter and friendship along with sugar-free food and drinks to the residents. 

Reign of Current and Past Regents

2008 - 2010               Norma N Locker 

2006 - 2008               Janey Schumacher 

2002 - 2006               Susanne Williams

1998 - 2002               Alma Slawinski

1997 - 1998               Iris Lee Hrncir - Dec.

1995 - 1997               Dorothy Pospisil

1993 - 1995               Carol Moeller

1990 - 1993               Ruth Kendziora

1989 - 1990               Vicki Jan

1987 - 1989               Joyce Bartos

1985 - 1987               Carol Moeller

1983 - 1985               Cathy Bittner

1981 - 1983               Betty Vacek

1979 - 1981               Cathy Bittner

1977 - 1979               Bernice Steinocher - Dec.

1975 - 1977               Esther Ulbrich - Dec.

1971 - 1975               Iris Lee Hrncir - Dec.

1968 - 1971               Dorothy Borak

1965 - 1968               Dorothy Scotka

1964 - 1965               Mary Syzdek - Dec.

1962 - 1964               Victoria Dirba

1960 - 1962               Violet Vacek

1959 - 1960               Violet Poncik

1958 - 1959               Helen Krolczyk

1957 - 1958               Sara Novosad

1956 - 1957               Josephine Bezecny* - Dec.

1956                         Margaret Spacek Bilek* - Dec.

1955 - 1956               Dorothy Muehr* - Dec.

1954 - 1955               Faye Koteras* - Dec.

1952 - 1954               Ella Skripka* - Dec.

1951 - 1952               Albina Kadlecek*

1950 - 1951               Justina Janack* - Dec.

1949 - 1950               Velasta Petter Miller*

1948 - 1949               Dorothy Ryan*  (FIRST REGENT OF CDA 1476)

* Founding Court members

Service Accomplishments from 1948 - 1973

(Excerpt from 25th Year Anniversary Program)

During the past 25 years, the Court Holy Rosary #1476 has given a beautiful Crucifix to the Sisters Home and donated a $750 Baptismal Fount to the new Holy Rosary Church. We bought Father a rose-colored Vestment, donated $150 to the Holy Rosary Rectory and bought a $900 stained window in the Choir loft of the Holy Rosary Church. We sponsored the Fair Kitchen at the County Fair with Mrs. Hedwiga Stibora as chairman for three years. Out of the profits, a $1200.61 piano was bought for the new school and gave the rest to the Holy Rosary Church; sponsored a Thanksgiving dinner for several years and donated $100 to the new Holy Rosary School Library for books and the rest was given to the Church. Donated $50 for the parking lot, $100 for the Choir robes, and $250 for band instruments. Rebuilt 4 mattresses and bought new springs fr the Sisters home, and collected clothes for the needy people overseas. We collected old Christmas cards and stamps for the Missions and gave one engraved bible to the Autumn Hill Nursing Home and three bibles were given to Polly Ryan Hospital. Sponsored the poetry contest every year and also sponsored a CYO delegation to the Convention for seven years. A cash gift of $25 was given to Reginal Nesvadba for his ordination to the Priesthood. Also, cash gifts were given to Father Tydlacka upon becoming Monsignor and on his retirement. We have a booth at the Church Bazaar every year and give all the proceedings to the Holy Rosary Church. We have bought much needed items for Sister Walters at the Guadalupe Clinic for the past 20 years. We have been donating 18 to 20 dozen of cookies to the Veterans Hospital in Houston every month in the past 20 years. For the last 5 years, we have sponsored a boy and a girl at the Richmond State School in the "Dollar a Month" club. We have collected Bonus Gifts and Betty Crocker coupons for the Kidney Foundation in Houston.

These are some of the accomplishments the ladies of our Court have done and there are a lot more - too many to mention them all. The Catholic Daughters visit the sick members and enroll them in the Clerical Student Fund if they stay a period of 48 hours in the Hosptial. When a member dies, we enroll her for $25 in the Clerical Student Fund, attend the Rosary, Mass, and Burial as Catholic Daughter Color Honor Guards. We prepare a ham and help serve at the meal for the family. When a member's husband, mother, or father dies, they are enrolled in the Clerical Student Fund, and the member receives a ham. We help serve the meal too.

Who We Are

We are the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Holy Rosary Court 1476, located at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Rosenberg, Texas.

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month, typically in Marian Hall.