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Junior League Section The Light of Your Lamp In a Swiss village, there is a little church where a certain tradi tion has been preserved since the sixteenth century. A traveler who arrived there one Christmas evening heard the clanging bells and noted that peasants on their way to church were carrying lamps. Each one had in his hand a bronze lamp. “Why does each one -carry a lamp?” asked the traveler. A villager replied, “We have no other way of lighting our church. When it was built in 1550 the decision was made that each attendant should bring his own lamp. The church is now known as the ‘Church of the Lighted Lamps.’ Each one who enters makes the whole church brighter, and each one who stays away knows that the church will be darker because he is not there.” • • • The lamps carried to church 'by* these villagers on Christmas Eve illuminate in brighter glory the message of the Christ Child: “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men.” In a world still torn with grief, destruction and en'mity, this prophecy today may hiold a certain amount of temerity, -but nothing less than peace on earth will satisfy women. It is true, that to all appearances it seems that the spirit of our Master is still far from, the hearts of men, and certainly it is farth est from the hearts of the misrulers of the land of our Ukrainian fathers. But however remote the day, we shall surely see the tri umph of His ideal of Peace on earth, good will to men. Because the one thing — the only thing that can save the human family and es tablish it in everlasting brotherhood is the golden rule, the spirit of the good Samaritan, the Cross of Christ. In this darkened world, each praying woman is a lamp bearer, helping to illuminate this dark world by'worshipping and spreading this faith. The Ukrainian lamp-bearer dare not stay away, for her lamp-light is needed now as never before. Though she may feel that her individual effort is small, nevertheless, like the light of the lamps in the Swiss church, the effect makes a mighty whole. So long as she, like all Christian women, — maintains her vigor, her humility her humanitarian efforts, her standards of culture, her Christianity — her nation will survive, with all mankind, in the assurance that some day the goal of a warless world will foe attained. This is the right of every man, woman and child and this right will eventually be at tained. The light of,,your lamp is needed. SU A Welcomes New Youth Branch J. C. Junior League Formed Upon invitation of the Misses Mary Barna and Ann Magura, an enthusiastic group of young women, of Ukrainian descent met at the Women’s Club on Fair- mount Ave., on November 14th, to form Jersey City’s Ukrainian Junior League, deciding unani mously to apply for membership in the Ukrainian National Wo men’s League of America. As reported at length in the Jersey Observer and the Jersey Journal, the League is composed of “Ukrainian women interested in local, national and internation al activities. “One of their immediate ob jects will be to try to assist the displaced Ukrainians in Europe who are being sent back to- Rus sia against their will. Another is to co-operate with the Ukrainian war Relief Agency. These women will participate in civic, welfare and educational activities of /the community and contribute their wlaole-hearted support to nation al relief organizations and na tional drives or campaigns such as the Red Cross and the Infan tile Paralysis Foundation. “This group says it will en deavor to enlighten the public on the difference between Ukrain ians and Poles and Russians, and point out that a Ukrainian is no more a Pole or a Russian than an Irishman- is an Englishman. It will also present the cultural qualities of the Ukrainian people; advance the interests of Ukrainian people locally, nationally and interna tionally; will conduct classes on the history and background of Ukrainians; hold open forums and speaking classes. “Election of officers will take place at the nex| meeting to be held on November 30 at 681 Ber- Problem of Ukrainian Artists By Olga Dxnytriw During the past few years, my®' hoihby, which is piano accompani- ament, has occasioned many trips to various cities in the east ern United States and Canada. Since most of the concerts in which I have taken part were by or for Ukrainians, I have become acquainted with the Ukrainian key-people, the “Doers’ of these various cities. These active peo ple are always eager to discuss the local Ukrainian situation. One curious fact emerging from these chance meetings and talks has made itself so obvious, I think it needs only a little publicity to make us all aware of its existence and its obvious disposition. In every town I visit, some one is certain to mention a young Uk rainian in the vicinity who has distinguished himself or herself in some particular field, yet whose identity is unknown to most Ukrainians. When eventual ly I met this accomplished per son, and asked about his or her Ukrainian activities, the reaction was invariably the same: they would eagerly play, sing, dance or lend their paintings, sculpture, etc., but no one had asked them to do it as yet. Invariably too, these artists have confessed that they received their best inspira tion from their Ukrainian back ground, yet they were hurt that their own people knew nothing of the honors they won, for which they worked and sacrific ed. The first time I became aware of the existence of a large num ber of talented Ukrainian Amer icans was several years ago, when I had the opportunity to act as assistant to Miss Mildred Mi- lanowicz, in setting up a Ukrain ian Art Exhibit at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, in connection with the annual convention of the Ukrainian Youth League of N. A., held then and there. In response to our small advertisement in the “Uk rainian Weekly” a surprising ly great number o-f young Uk rainian artists from near and far brought their work to be shown at the exhibit. The success of this occasion, which had no serious planning and no offering of priz es, planted the thought in many a person's mind: “What can be done for* our artistic youth with serious planning of a competition offering a substantial prize?” SUA Exhibit Discovers More Talent Another more recent exhibit, at which I also acted as assist ant was the Madison Square Gar den Exhibit of Ukrainian Folk art, held under the auspices of the Soyuz Ukrainok.. In the course of planning this exhibit (a bit frantically and from scratch) I met many talented artists and highly trained technicians who eagerly consented to use their talents to insure the success of our Ukrainian exhibit. The talent offered extended into various fields. There were architects, ar tists, dancers, costume designeis, display experts, lighting-effect experts, Easter egg artists, pho tographers, advertising men, ra dio men, public speakers, singers, even carpcnters. People with no artistic talent offered their serv ices to sell tickets, sell articles, run errands, tend the booth, and finally there were some who just stood around and worried. Trying to please these worriers who (Continued on page 6) gen Ave., 8 P. M. Those present at the meeting were the Misses Mary Barna, Nettie Barna, Helen Chmiak, Natalie Koster, Pauline Staranka, Mildred Milanowicz, Mrs. Mary Ann Lotowycz and Mrs. Katherine Wagner. Miss Ann Magura presided. One of the projects unanimous ly accepted at the meeting was that each member donate some canned food for needy families on Thanksgiving Day. These packages were to be delivered to the home of Miss Mary Barna. The hostesses for the everting were the Misses Mary Barna, Natalie Koster and Mildred Mila nowicz.” Members of the Junior League have -completed plans to organize carolling groups to raise much needed funds to aid the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. The plan has the enthusiastic support and cooperation of the Very Rev. Wladimir Lotowycz, pastor o*f the SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Church and of Mr. William Gela, choral director of the church, who has volunteered to coach the groups for carolling. All young people (male and fe male) who are interested in the fun and frolic of carolling for a good cause, are invited to join by writing to Miss* Mary Barna, 703 Summit Ave., Jersey City 6, N. J., or to any of the members, who will enroll the volunteers in church on Sundays.
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