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LESSYA UKRAINKA HELEN MURAL, Jr. League President, Contributing Editor, OUR LIFE NEW BRANCH ORGANIZED To thee, O my Ukraine, my clear est, tin fortunate- mother, My-'songs will‘be--raised'first of all. They will be solemn and quietly sounding. Lac'h song will flow forth from my heart. Larissa Kosacheva, Lessya’s real,name, exercised a great in- fіtience over, the people oL Uk raine jtu.;tДіє last 60 years. Th§ ра&ш quoted,above is .suggestive of her..attitude toward her hpme- land.-aucL of, her. cpnstant refer: ence to - Ukraine’s, love lor ,free- dom in all of fher ..work Although shre came, of a prom inent intellectual' family in Uk raine, she was greatly handi- саресГЬу very ill health through out her life/ She suffered with tuberculosis and spent much of her time traveling to the Crimea, the. Caucasus, and to Egypt for medical treatment. She was ed ucated for the most part at home, and possessed a remark able knowledge pf languages. Well versed in Ukrainian liter- агпте 'past and present, she also read' 'e*tensiv'ely the works of vch writers as Byron, Schiller and Goethe. Pier cosmopolitan background ^'пі/Т'і^гаіцге' gave her ail of the pro blems. trends' and thoughts of pe-opfe'"' 'We “4v'drld over; "ft was this -unі-Ve'rsaNo&ckgrotiiicPand her солі^сЩ withe leading, people Q.f the;'time that dieiped to give her th-Q.; title of./ greatest Ukrainian poetess. Lessya in all of her writings chose .subjects-that referred dir ectly or indirectly to Ukraine’s pliglit. In; her later works she wr#te; зроейсг: dramas and dia^ logues dealing with; the. down fall! ^and^the:v struggle for inde pendence of a people. However,' in^ tbqse;.Jater wprks she also ohpise; tp;, vrite of other nations arid .raqicil groups, notably of the Je^s, ід ,{Palestine^ The discern ible r reader, lione-the-less, can draw stjiking parallels- in these dramas to the story of Ukraine. In. so doing, Lessya brought .the liv.e$ of other civilizations closer to. r, Ukraine whjle at the same ttme 'Є-xipressіn.g the patriotism . she deeply, felt for her own land. Lessya Ukrainka passed away, in 1913- leaving behind a wealth of swisdon^arid, understanding of •human emotions in. her poetry that long will survive. l r'~v r 7 Refugees! IN CLEVELAND, OHIO On February 13, 1949 the first official meeting of the newly organized Branch 25 in Clever land was- held' at the West Side Ukrainian National Home.. The officers' elected were Mrs. Ro salie Pusylo, president, Airs. A n a s t a s i a Wi wczia ro ws k iy :fi nan -' cial secretary; Mrs. Pauline \ ohl, treasurer; and Mrs. Mary Harry, recording secretary. Approximately thirty members were present for the meeting. Refreshments were served after the meeting with husbands of the members joining in the celebra tion. The Ukrainian National -Wo men's League welcomes' them to the fold- and wishes -them suc cess in all of their undertakings. EAST SIDE DETROIT BRANCHES HOLD CONCERT In commemoration of the great Ukrainian poetess LesSya Ukrainka, Branches 5, 31 and 61 of SUA in Detroit sponsored a concert on the 20th of February. Outstanding local talent as well as out of town speakers were featured. The Ukrainian Youth Mixed Chorus,f The- Male Chorus and The A cappella Chorus all under the direction of Stephania An- drtisevich sang a carefully se lected' repertoire of Ukrainian folk and classical songs. A vari ety- of ' folk dance exhibitions was giten; by' the how famous members of the Boyan Ukrain- iah;J Youth organization! Songs of the Ills urgent Army wjere' sung by-tw6 well known refugee fam ilies 6f Detroit, Stelmach and ZaChirkiw. Singing their pwn Arrangements of songs, they al so provide their owii mandolin a c c oiii pa ni m e nt. Mrs. Helen I). Lototsky of Philadelphia and president of the Ukrainian National Women’s League, of America was unable,, because of severe illness, to be the speaker on the program. Miss Helen Mural of Cleveland addressed' the group in English oil the value of transiauon oi Ukrainian works into English. Also were , featured such well known performers as Mr. Kosi- kowsky from Windsor, Canada and Air. Zola. Poetry recitations were given by ‘Mrs. .A. H. Bilo- vus and by Irene Zacharkiw, Proceeds of the Concert will go to the National Women’s League to be used for the pub- 1.cation in English of the works of Lessva Ukrainka. JR. LEAGUE REPORTS Akron, Ohio Under the sponsorship of the Akron Jr: League, twenty-five dancers attired in Ukrainian cos tume. presented an unusually impressive program pf intricate Ukrainian dances at the Akron Armory during the International Folk Festival, February 15. The combined Akron and Cleveland dancing group earned repeated e.neores'^and did much to help ac quaint other nationality groups with - ■■ Ukrainian...culture, Detroit Mich. Branch 58 reports that their- group is comparatively small with approximately twelve girls. The girls prefer fewer members, but members who Will “stick" in ^ order to build their club on a firm and lasting foundation. They have had lectures on Ukrainian history, learned'to design Uk rainian Easter eggs., (which was loads of fun^but couldn’t possib ly have won any prizes according to Olga Kachner) and have learned to cross-stitch.-The girls meet twice a month, one meeting being business and the other a social. 4n exceptionally congen ial group, they have been kept busy, lately holding- baby showers f o r -f cl low . m enib ers. Philadelphia, Pa. Airs. Irene Pavliko-wsky has been.decturing to the. Jr. League on Ukrainian crafts;. Branch 52 reports that Mrs., Pavlikowsky is most cooperative and that the giirfs renjoy sb.er - romantic way of explaining the origin of various Ukrainian customs:-- and art. Cleveland, Ohio The January meeting was highlighted by the presence of Mrs. ‘Emil Bilecky of Branch 14 who spoke on Ukrainian needle- •craft. Mrs. Bilecky, imtiL recent ly, taught Ukrainian needlecraft at Cleveland College. The girls were so enthused they are hav ing a sewing circle for the Feb ruary meeting. Valentine Sach- kowski a lovely DP who studied dentistry in Germany, has joined their group and she and Airs. Bilecky will instruct the girls in embroidery. Chicago, Illinois Members of Branch 56 be ins: of Catholic denomination, joined in receiving Holy Communion at the Ukrainian Catholic Church in January. A Communion Break fast followed with Rev. Father Nestor Fecica giving a talk on the intentions in offering up a Communion. “THE MONTH’S WASH” Apologies along with, best wishes go to Miss Stephany Jen- dzio, president of Branch 56 in Chicago, on her engagement to Waiter Pitula. Imagine our em barrassment. when we discovered that Stephany wasn’t MRS. at all! Three members of Branch 56 have been asked to attend the bride-to-be (blush); namely, Alary Troc, secretary, Heleii Brudny, treasurer and Ann Pit ula. * * From Chicago we hear that the well-known Brudny Sisters (recall the “Cyhanochka” song they made into a hit at the U.Y. L. of N.A. Convention in Akron) are enrapt teaching young and old Ukrainian folk dancing. Good work! * * *■ belated congratulations to Airs. Harry Zerebniak, known to all as the former Genevieve Zep- ko. Genevieve has been very ac tive in Ukrainian youth activities and played a major role in or ganizing the Akron Jr. League. She holds the position of Nation al Advisor in the Ukrainian Na tional Association and was chair man of the UYL of NA Conven tion in Akron. (To list, all pf her offices would require too much space). Her husband, hails from the windy city of Chicago where, he found time to take part in Uke affairs while attending the. University of Illinois. * * * An early summer wedding is; planned for Alice Polivka and John Tkalich of Akron. Best; wishes!! * * Detroiters are noted for their constant whirlwind oL UNWL' activity. No exception, Olga Kachner president of Branch 58, reports that her head is spinning from regular Ukrainian club' work. Now she has plunged; more deeply as co-chairman of the publicity committee for the Afay Youth Rally to be held in Detroit. For a gal whose head is spinning, she accomplishes a great deal! 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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