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FEBRUARY, 1947 аагававвавааваова YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL TO HIGHLIGHT N. Y. RALLY IN JUNE Under sponsorship of the Uk rainian Youth Chorus of New York and New Jersey, a Regional jYoufth Rally of the Ukrainian Youth League of North America will be held in New York City du ring the week end of May 31st— June 1, at the Hotel New Yorker. Mr. Walter Bacad, president of the chorus, is also chairman of the Rally Committee. In the short time since the Rally was first an nounced, Mr. Bacad has succeed ed in winning the enthusiasm and cooperation of almost, every youth group in the Metropolitan area. They include choirs,dance groups, athletic clubs, social clubs, veterans organizations, and art groups. A tentative program has been outlined for the two-day rally and the necessary commit tees are already functioning. An nounced at the first General Ral ly Committee meeting held at the Hotel New Yorker in December, the following were appointed to the various committees: Music Festival — Olya Dmytriw; Pub licity — Mildred Milanowicz; Hotel arrangements — Anthony Shumeyko; Banquet and Dance — Mich. Hynda; Journal —■ Wil liam Chupa; Sessions — Daniel Slobodian; Reception — Sophia Demydchuk. A new type of Ukrainian youth represented by delegates from New York, Newark, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Carteret, Yonkers, Bayonne, Perth Amboy, Passaic, Staten Island and several other cities, seemed quite at home in the dignified surroundings of the formal Chinese room, where the meeting was held. A new post war sureness, understanding and tolerance guided the statements of the young speakers. Intelligent discussion's decided on “Youth Looks to the Future” as the theme of the coming rally. The question of proceeds of the Rally brought up an eager crop of suggestions, among them the Uk rainian Relief- Committee, aiding refugee scholars, hiring a Youth Community Center, establishing scholarships, Ukrainian Congress Committee and others. Since the delegates to this meeting had not the power o£ attorney as yet, in order to vote on the question, it was decided to table the matter till the next meeting. Miss Olya Dmytriw, chosen chairman of the Music Festival because, of her popularity and her interest among: Ukrainians of the musical world, outlined a tenta tive plan for the proposed high- spot of the' Rally and asked for further suggestions. The forth coming ones from the delegates present proved to be the most enthusiastic and the most ambi tious of the evening, and most of the members volunteered their services for this popular event. It was diseolsed that many talented artists and choruses already had volunteered their service in plan ning the, Festival and announce ment would soon be made of its nature. It was decided to incor porate the wishes of the assem- t)led delegates into the program, which, summed up, was to have Ukrainian music of the past, pre sent and future presented. The present Executive Board, which received a full vote of con fidence at this meeting, is com posed of the following members: Mr. Bacad, chairman; Miss Olga Redchuk and Mr. Walter Wadiak vice-chairmen; Mr. Harry Polche treasurer; Miss Sophia Demyd chuk, recording secretary; Miss Ann Mitz, corresponding, secre tary; Mr. Joseph LeSawyer and Mr. Stephen Shumeyko, Advisors. M-e. J. C CONCERT FEATURES MISS POLYNACK-LESAWYER (Continued froiii Page 5) nies attending the official Union of Ukrainian lands, held in St. Sophia Square in Kiev, recounted his experience of that memorable day. He brought out its import ance in Ukraine’s eternal hope for freedom and then noted the prog ress made toward fulfillment of that hope since that January 22. Dr* Cehelsky showed how the Battle of Kruty, where 300 young Ukrainian students died in de fense of their young republic, played an important role in Uk raine’s fight for freedom — the anniversary of the Battle of Kru ty emerging as the Ukrainian counterpart of Sparta’s Thermo pylae and as such remains an eternal inspiration for love of country. Another talk was delivered by a refugee-missionary father, who was an eye-witness to the under ground movement now growing in Ukraine and who recounted some interesting incidents. The remainder of the concert’s program consisted of recitations by two young girls, Irene Grica and Vera Lachocky and by Mr. Nicholas Popovich. Members of Sitch sang several Striletski songs. Voluntary contributions amounted to $140.70. Ukrainian Contributions to American Culture By LUBA U. KOWALSKA Summary of Ukrainian History and Reason» For Ukrainian Emigration ( Editor's Note: The author, Luba Kowalska , is weU-known in Metropo litan area of New York as a concert singer, a fine actress and lately as a very competent translator . She has been working in the latter capacity at the Cohmibia Broadcasting Station, as well as continuing her musical stu dies . Although Miss Kowalska finish ed research for material for this pap er in April, 1945, leaving data o f the last two years to be added, she has consented to have this work published by “От L if e,” in order to give inspi ration to college student readers to carry on further research on this very interesting aspect of Amrican cul ture). The Ukrainians, a people num bering approximately 45,000,000 souls, here lived for more than one thousand years in the-coun try of Ukraine, which is situated in Eastern Europe, bounded on the south by the Black Sea, on the West by Roumania, Czecho slovakia and Poland, on the North by the Pripet Marshes of White Russia, and on the East by Russia proper. This territory co vers approximately- 500,000 sq. miles. During the troublesome his tory of ihe Ukrainian people, they have had to ward off the on slaughts of both Turkish and Ta tar hordes, as well as to fight for their very existence against the Poles and. the Russians. In 1775 the stronghold of eastern Uk raine, the Zaporoggian Sitch, was conquered by the Russians, while western Ukraine soon af ter became subject to the Austri an Empire. “The Ukrainian peas ants became the serfs of Russian and Polish gentry and of newly made Ukrainian nobles* Orders were given by the Empress Ca therine II to denationalize and to Russify the Ukrainians. But the national consciousness never left the people.” (Soulguin, Alexan der. “The Problems , of the Uk raine.” London MCMXIX). Uk rainian writers kept Ukrainian ТОВАРИСТВО IM. ОЛЬГИ БАСАРАБОВОІ ВІД. 46 СУА — уладжує — СВЯТОЧНУ АКАДЕМІЮ в память Ольги Басарабової В НЕДІЛЮ, 23-го ЛЮТОГО, 1947 в ГАЛИ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ГРОМАДИ при 23-тій і Бравн ул., Филаделфія, Па. П О Ч А Т О К Т О Ч Н О В 6-тій Г О Д И Н І В Е Ч О Р О М Святочну промову виголосить п. Марія Хомин Хор під проводом п. Онишканича відспіває збірку пісень Тріо п. П. Білінська солістка, п. А. Кульчицька, пяно, п. Е. Кульчицька, чело national sentiment alive, but wrote with difficulty for known nationalistic writers were exiled and all literary societies were carefully watched. “To declare oneself a Ukrainian in most cases meant one had to renounce all po sitions of importance and to com promise one’s career forever.” (Ibid). The Russian Ukase of 1876 prohibited the publication of Ukrainian bjooks and made a patriotic propaganda practically impossible. Under Austria, how ever, the Ukrainians were able to maintain somewhat more -of their national consciousness. Ukrainian Immigration into America Due to economic maladjust ment, lack of industry, farms sub divided by each succeeding gene ration, compulsory military ser vice* and political and religious persecution, emigration was al most compulsory for the Ukrain ian people. Those who had money or could borrow it went to the four corners of the world. Amer ica seemed the goal of the great er number of emigrants, for the Ukrainians have always regarded her as the bulwark of freedom and democracy, quick to cham pion the cause of those who were oppressed. “Taras Shevchenko himself, their national poet, had a similar high regard for Amer ica in this respect, and in predict ing some one hundred years ago ithat a free Ukraine was bound to rise, he expressed his confidence that her development as a fre state would be founded on the principles of the ‘land of Wash ington’.” (Dr. Luke Myshuha, “The Ukraine and American De mocracy” New York 1939). We first hear of an Ukrainian in America from Captain John Smith, of Pocahontas fame, who, after escaping from Turkish cap tivity, passed through Ukraine where he took fancy to a Ukrain ian pitch-maker, named Mola&co, -whom he brought with him to America. We find many Ukrain ian names in the- lists of the Army and Navy of the American Revo lution, as well as in the rofli' of both armies during the American Civil War. There were spaedomic emigra tions from Ukraine to America, but the real influx began around 1876. Statistics differ on the num ber of Ukrainians in America, both immigrants and their sue ceeding generations, but it is safe to say that there are almost one million Ukrainians and1 their de- scendents in America today. (To be continued) 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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