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D u r in g th e b a n q u e t a r r a n g ed b y a C o m m itte e o f 32 n a tio n a lity g ro u p s o f D e tr o it to c e le b r a te th e b ir th d a y o f C ity C o u n cil P r e s id e n t M iss M ary B e c k — M rs. S te fa n ia L e h e ta fro m U N W L A B r a n c h 63 is p r e s e n tin g h e r a b ir th d a y c a k e . P h o to b y N ic k E ln itsk y . A President of City Council A g r e a t A m e ric a n c ity r e c e n t ly c e le b ra te d t h e b i r t h d a y o f i t s P r e s id e n t. T h e f e s ti v i t y c o n n e c t ed w ith i t w a s a n a p p r o p r ia te s e t t i n g f o r t h e lo n g y e a r s o f s e rv ic e , w ith t h e A d m in is tr a tio n , o f M iss M a ry B eck, P r e s i d e n t o f th e C ity C ouncil o f D e t r o i t , M ich ig an . B e in g a le a p - y e a r b a b y , h e r m a n y fr ie n d s a n d a d m irin g a s s o c ia te s p la n n e d t h e e v e n t f o r t h i s f o u r t h y e a r. F e b r u a r y 2 9 th w a s a jo y o u s ly tu m u lto u s d a y in D e tr o it. O v e r 30 n a tio n a lity g ro u p s p a r ti c ip a t ed in h o n o rin g t h e P r e s id e n t w ith a b i r t h d a y p a r t y h e ld in t h e a u d ito riu m o f T h e C ity C ouncil. T h e r e t h e M a y o r u n v e il ed, b e fo re 500 w e ll-w ish e rs, a p o r t r a i t o f t h e P r e s id e n t, p a in te d b y M ich ael D m y tre n k o . T h e im m e d ia te o ffic e o f t h e P r e s id e n t w a s in u n d a te d w ith flo w e rs . A t h e r h o m e te le g r a m s a n d l e t t e r s p o u re d in b y t h e th o u s a n d s . a t th i s g a la e v e n t. T h e slim , t a ll f ig u r e o f t h e i r C ity C ouncil P r e s id e n t is v e r y p o p u l a r ; a n d e v e r y one t r i e d to see h e r on t h a t d ay . A m o n g t h e p ro u d o n es w e re t h e c itiz e n s o f U k ra in ia n d e sc e n t, f o r M a ry B eck, t h e “ m o th e r ” o f t h e i r C ity is also o f U k r a in ia n o rig in . N o t lo n g ag o t h e y cele b r a te d t h e 2 5 th a n n iv e r s a r y o f h e r so cial w o rk , w h ic h s h e s t a r t ed in t h e U k r a in ia n c o m m u n ity of D e tr o it. V iv id a n d n e a r se e m th o s e d a y s , 25 y e a r s ago, w h e n M a ru - sia, a s s h e is a lw a y s k n o w n b y h e r U k r a in ia n c o u n try m e n , s t a r t e d to s p e a k a t m e e tin g s an d c o n fe re n c e s. H e r o ra to r ic a l sk ill a n d y o u n g e n th u s ia s m w e re m o v in g , a n d co n v in c in g to all. U n d e r h e r in flu e n c e a B ra n c h o f t h e U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e w a s f o r m e d ; a n d o th e r U k ra in ia n s s t a r t e d n e w e n t e r p ris e s . A t t h a t tim e y o u n g M a- r u s i a w a s s tu d y in g law . A little l a t e r s h e s t a r t e d t h e p o litic a l c a re e r t h a t w a s m o re a n d m o re to a b s o rb h e r e n tir e tim e a n d e n e rg y . T h e U k r a in ia n co m m u n ity fo llo w ed h e r r is e w ith a d m ira tio n , a n d h e r e le c tio n t o t h e C ity C ouncil in 1949 a ro u s e d t h e i r e n th u s ia s m . T h e U k r a in ia n w o m en a r e e s p e c ia lly p ro u d o f t h e i r “ M a ru - s i a ” B eck. S h e g iv es t h e m self- co n fid en ce, a n d is a liv in g p ro o f o f t h e p o s s ib ility o f a w o m a n ’s c a r e e r in A m e ric a . P eo p le o f D e tr o it w e re p le a se d UNWLA Highlights T h e R e g io n a l C o uncils o f U N W L A a r e p la n n in g a c o n fe re n c e o f P r e s id e n ts o f t h e U N W L A B ra n c h e s in M ay . W e h o p e to see y o u r P r e s id e n t a tte n d i n g it. * * * In 1960 t h e U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e is c e le b ra tin g i t s 3 5 th a n n iv e r s a ry . T h e R e g io n a l C ouncils a n d B ra n c h e s o v e r 25 y e a r s old w ill a r r a n g e a b a n q u e t, in t h e a u tu m n , to h o n o r t h e B ra n c h e s , a n d m e m b e rs o f t h e L e a g u e ’s e a rly d a y s . * * * W e a re h a p p y to a n n o u n c e t h a t o u r d e le g a te to t h e C o n g re ss o f I n te r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en , h e ld in I s ta n b u l on A u g u s t 2 2 n d w ill b e M rs. A n a s ta s ia V o lk er, o u r o rg a n iz a tio n a l C h a irm a n . * * * A re y o u p la n n in g a n E a s t e r d in n e r in y o u r B ra n c h ? I t could b e co n n e c te d w ith a le c tu r e a b o u t U k r a in ia n E a s t e r c u s to m s o r a sm a ll e x h ib itio n o f E a s t e r e g g s, d e s ig n e d b y y o u r m e m b e rs. T r y it. 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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