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INTERESTING Т М MS FEATURE YOUTH FORUM Reported' in иістітш WeeMy December Г5, 1945 Interesting and’ well delivered1 talks by young ladies featured the Youth .Forum held Sunday afternoon at .the Ula*ainianHall! on North Franklin. st®§V.in...-'Philadelphia in conjunction- witiu.£he Seventh Convention; of the ХЛетішап National Women’s League of America held ЧЬе week-end of Dec. 8th. A goodly sized audience attend ed the forum, consisting of both young and oidbr people, with a sprink ling of veterans. Taking die subject of “Understand ing Ourselves’’ as its marry theme the* .forum- examined the various ways open to young Ukrainian Americans to integrate their duo^cultural- heritage in a manner that would bring out their best abilities and potentialities as Americans of Ukrainian descent, and that would serve American culture aftd ;Ukrainian culture as well. The forum was opened by its chair- lady, Miss-Mildred Milanowicz, editor of the English page of Soyuz Uk- iramok’s.„.‘'Our Life” monthly. After explaining the purposes of the forum, sheJntrpducecf Mrs. Q* Fereshetian of the Philadelphia International Insti tute. The speaker urged, among other things, a greater interest among the youth in' the cultural heritage- passed •on to them by their’ parents, and re commended that they shoukl strive to introduce its finest elements into American culture. The second speaker, Miss Olga Dmytriw, young pianist of Jersey City diwelt in her talk on the possibilities^ of “careers with a Ukrainian back ground^ for young people. In the field ^of Ukrainian music, she said, every ef fort must be made now to popularize it among Americans, thereby stimulat ing greater interest in it and apprecia tion of it. Miss Sophie Demydchuk of Brook lyn, N. if.,''a college student, spoke in considerable detail on the necessity of organization among' Ukrainian Amer-' ican undergraduates, such as that ew6 other nationality groups. Such an or ganization,. she said, would keep the students from gradually losing sight of their cultural heritage. That heri tage, she pointed out, is a distinct as set, to the individual, in that it tends to a fuller and more useful life. Following Miss Demydehuk’s talk, Mrs*Helen Lototsky, president of So yuz Ckrainok, outlined what the or ganization has been doing in promot ing youth activities. Mrs. Fereshetian then summarized this first half of the foriim program. The second part of the program of the Youth- Forum was entitled “Plan ning Our Program.” It was opened by Dr. E. Preston e Sharpe ~of Harrisburg, Pa., whose dis cussion dealt with the “American Youth Program.” Dr. Sharpe has been associated with the State Department of Welfare in Pennsylvania and- for the past 7 and a half years has been Asst. Warden of Rehabilitation in the state. It was encouraging/ to note from Dr. Sharpe's remarks that the State of Pennsylvania will cooperate with us in our youth movement because that is the problem of every commun ity today. He forcibly brought out the fact that there are many things that must be done in;: the:Unrted States be fore we have a true, democracy. One. j of the most important things to be | considered he said, is:, the racial- prob lem. Statistics have proved that dur ing this past war we have not prog ressed’ in learning how to live together 1 and that the progress to be made with- iri the next 25 years must be in Social Engineering; He convinced us- that we ; nrasrtrbe consistent as fo ot** standards of laving and that children learn be- . havior from their parents,, that discip line is born of respect, and that- chil- . dren must respect their elders and oth ers, but that in turn the elders must respect children. Dr. Sharpe suggested to those interested in youth move ments that they write to the Evanston, 111. YMiCA for their booklet entitled “Evan-teeners.” ■ At the conclusion of D¥. Sharpe’s talk, the Choral Group of the Inter- ; national Institute of Philadelphia sang Italian, Irish and French songs which were delightful and> entertaining. Our next speaker was Mrs. Annette L* Kmetz,. former national president , of the SUA, graduate nurse, and char ter memiber of the newly formed Yon- ; kers, N. Y.. Citizens’ Council. Mrs; Kmetz spoke on “Mother- . craft,” which was an educational sub- ; ject. in its entirety. She impressed us with the importance of women in their ; homes and their community. She de picted a scene which is prevalent to day and 'that is one of juvenile delin- ■ quency because of both parents work- ' ing and mothers neglecting household and famify duties. Mrs. Kmetz' com- r ments were that “a good Ukrainian is usually a good- American because his . parents' have brought him up properly. Ukrainian mothers are usually good mothersi Parents should? acquaint r themselves with government work, j they should discuss- in hornet the poli- . cies of the government, etc. Our wo men should- take part in local affairs and teach their children how to live ■E with other people.” In her interesting ? talk, Mrs. Kmetz covered the point of : guarding against diseases such as tu- ‘ bercuibsis. Another fact conveyed’ to ; us was that so many of our boys who were stafened overseas during the j war did: not have much knowledge of : ouc Ukrainian language and were sor ry that they could not speak it for ; they met many people who spoke Uk- ; rainian. They returned to the United ; States with the determination of mak ing up for lost time. She urged us to speak Ukrainian in our homes. At this juncture, our forum contin- ’ . ued with a speech by a young lady who is associated with the educational department of Jersey City, N. J. She is Miss Natalie Koster who delved in to the subject of the “Role of Ukrain- ian-American Educators.” Miss Kos- ' ter said that perhaps we have wonder ed what we of Ukrainian descent could do to achieve recognition for our peo ple. She quoted that there are appro- ^ ximately one million Ukrainians- in^ the United States today and went on to say that each and every one of us could contribute to our ultimate ideal but that we need an intelligent co operative effort. We must organize Junior Leagues in all cities with sig nificant population, she said, in order to help in every work, to promote our Ukrainian culture, and- to promote Uk- ! rainian recognition. We need publicity about oui* Uk ran і an Scholarship Fund, j From Miss Koster’s speech, we learn ed that teachers can greatly help ' by ^plaining the bac&grbtind of Ukrain ians and’ that they can assist in pro^ mot mg Ukr ain і an*~e ulture. We again realized that Ukraine is not free — : that it is under Moscow rule. And we again vowect to make one of our prin cipal objects — the establishment of a free Ukraine. With Mrs. Fereshetian giving tjs a brief summary on the second half- of our program*. we concluded, our for um. Before adjournment, Miss Milano-* wic£ read* two resolutions which were sent to the National American Youth Program in Washington, D. C. The meeting was adjourned with the singing of the National Anthem. Ann Mag ura, Acting Recording Sec’y RESOLUTION" ADOPTED BY U.Fr.W L. CONVENTTdN SENT TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN Dear Mr. President: In gratitude that the 2nd World War conflict with its horrors has end ed, and, for the Divine guidance given to our leaders in applying the mili tary strategy which led to the down fall of our country’s enemies, the Sev enth Convention of*the Ukrainian Na tional1 Women’s League of America, representing 4Ф branches and three district councils, meeting on this lOtli day of D'ec ember, 1945, at Philadel phia,. Pa., have resolved that we are in accordance with the policies of the < government of the United1 States. We therefore, RESOLVE that the post-war pro- grarm for converting to peace-time rehabilitation be met with co-operative planning between government, labor and industry. 2. a)' that further modified1 mili tary training of youth be continued: for our country’s protection; b) that servicemen who are one year or more in occupational service be relieved. 3. Be it further Resolved that the United Nations Organization policies be applied to practice, regardless which of the three Great Powers do not carry out the UNO' program, which- program gives the right to all peoples> including the Ukrainians, to a hearing, justifiable to its pleas for the four freedoms, mentioned in the Atlantic Charter. 4. Be it further Resolved that the request of the Ukrainian American Relief Committee for UNRRA and Red’ Cross Relief to the war-destitute populace in Russia's occupied terri tory, be granted. 5. a) That the displaced persons in. the Allied zones of occupation includ ing thousands of innocent Ukrain ians, be allowed to remain in their present locations or be given asylum in the Western World. b) That such displaced persons be not compelled by Amerircan or R.us- sian Military Order to return .to Rus sia, where they will meet certain per secution for maintaining ideals ab horrent to the Soviet ideology. 6. The Ukrainian National Wo men’s League of America resolves to uphold the tradition of the fore fathers of tflie United; States that “the future destiny of our country' d’epends , upon the health of its generations”; to continue to guide our youth into Setter aspects of mental ra^nd social hy— ; giene; to stress the value of education ; and of social, civic and health re-* 1 sponsibilit'ies. For our country’s leadership in world welfare and for the triumph of.' - peace, we' pray that the Heavenly Fa ther guide you, Sir, and give you: strength and fortitude, s Tive Ukrainian National Women’s^ League of America, Inc . Helen D. Lototsky, National President: Helen Stogryn, * Convention Chairman- Annette Kmetz, Public Relations Chairman.1. UKRAINIAN D;P7S THREATENED WITH FORCED REPATRIATION Two cables, one from the Ukrain ian Relief Committee in Belgium and’ the second confirming one from the- Ukrainian Relief Bureau n Paris, ad vises the Congress Committee off America that Ukrainian displaced.per sons are being threatened with forced! evacuation from American zones of: occupation into repatriation camps at. Neunikirschen and Stuttgart; prior to- being sent into Soviet Russia; The ca bles further confirm^ that two-week, reprieve requested by the Ukrainians- to- prepare to die, sure in their- know ledge that a return to Soviet: Russia: will mean persecution and even death,, has been granted and was to expire on. Dec. 22. The order was said to have been issued by Captain Waliach. of" Grosshessen Military Government in- Wissbaden, on November 27", .1945/ Stephen Shumeyko, president of the- Ukrainian Congress Committee, on re-- ceipt of these cablegrams, dispatched; messages- addressed to President Tru~ man,- Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in Moscow,, aftid to* General" D. M. Eisenhower, appealing, for a cancellation of the military order de creeing the forced repatriation. YOUTH FORUM RESOLUTION Smt te Judge Anna M. Kross Chairman Youth Conservation Committee Dear Judge Kross, We; young Americans of Ukrainian descent,, meeting at 847 N. Franklin St., Philadelphia, Pa., at a Youth Fo- (Continued on page 8) Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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