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UKRAINIAN WOMAN OUR ENGLISH COLUMN TW O UKRAINIAN CONVENTIONS Toward the close of May the 6 th convention of tlie Ukrainian Congress Committee was held in New York City. This organization represents Americans of Ukrain ian descent. It had 'been organized in 1940 at Washington, D. C., when an impending danger of war was projected over America and the Americans of Ukrainian origin planned to unite for joint action. The Ukrainian women also co operated toward the creation of this national Ukrainian political body. The Ukrainian National Women's League of America, the greatest Ukrainian women’s orga nization in United States, had al so sent its representatives to the congress. Fifteen years have since -elaps ed. The Ukrainian Congressional Committee has evolved into a powerful representation of Uk rainians in the United States. It has an insight and influence over all fields of inner Ukrainian life, and is follownig the world events which may be pertinent to Uk raine. Last year .it collaborated with the subcommittee headed by the former member of the Hous-e, Charles Kersten, of Wisconsin, which investigated the crimes per petrated by the bolshevik і upon various nationalities in USSR, and sent a memorial to the United Na tions where it expressed its opin ion on the membership of Soviet Ukraine in the United Nations. Being aware of constant menace of communism to the free world, the Ukrainian Congress Commit tee invariably calls attention of the people of America to the threat of bolshevik evil under which the •enchained Ukraine has suffered so much. The Ukrainian National Wom en’s League of America і 9 co operating straightforwardly with the «Ukrainian Congress Commit tee . The Branches of UNWiLA be long to it as its members and are supporting its activities 'by adding its efforts' and money. The UN- WLA is represented bn the execu tive committee of the organiza tion by its President, Mrs. Helen Lototsky. Besides, Mrs. Catherine Peleshok and Mrs. Janette Bencal are on the board of directors of the UiCCA, and Mrs. Stephanie Pushkar іs on its auditing com mittee, both likewise represent ing the UNWLA.. The women are equally contri buting their annual donations to the National Fund of the UCCA. This fund is likewise augmented by voluntary gifts of the organi zations, one of which is UNW’LA. This fund forms the basis for the activities 1 of UCCA. At the convention of UOCA in New York many Ukrainian wom en -w-ere active participants. They were very interested in the pro ceedings and debates which proves that they really are equal with men in sharing the burden of responsibility for weighty deci sions of national scope. Still the Ukrainian community does not so far appreciate the im portance of our women’s work. There are no women in the politi cal council of UCCA, nor adequate number of them on the board or on the executive committee. The UCCA is not different from other similar institutions in the world. The Ukrainian women, however, must strive hard to achieve their rightful positions. The members of UNWLA are now' facing a new task. They ought to double and to strengthen their cooperation with the UOCA. True, our work is not fitly appre ciated, yet we shall attain recog- UNW LA PREPARES ITS X I CONVENTION In summer time usually sets in an intermission for rest within the membership of the Branches of the Ukranian National Wom en’s League of America. The Branches' have hurried, however, with the election of their dele gates to the Convention. Some have done so in May, others in June. The Convention will be held at Philadelphia, September 4-6.. The delegates ought to remain in touch with the Central Office during the summer months, so as to be advised of all decisions of the Headquarters and to know the opinion of their Branches with regard to these measurements. Trifles make perfection and perfection is no trifle. Michelangelo. nition by imparting more devotion to the cause. First of all we have to brace up and consolidate our own UNWLA, and then we shall be able to demand and to secure the position within our society which oif right belongs to us. The time is not far distant from the Convention of UNWLA at Philadelphia. Our Executive Com mittee and the Supreme Council are working hard to prepare the convention and the Branches are getting ready their hearty partici pation. One of the topics о-f our discussion will be our cooperation with the UCCA. The relations of organized -Uk rainian women with our general organizations are of great com mon interest, and of our organiza tion in particular. There will be an opportunity at our convention to discourse upon the essentials as well as to project the objectives for the time to come.
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