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35 Years of Community Service B Y T H E U K R A IN IA N N A T IO N A L W O M E N ’S L E A G U E O F A M E R IC A (S O U Z U K R A IN O K ) (C o n clu sio n ) N eed f o r in fo rm a tiv e , a s w ell a s h is to r ic a n d c la ssic l i t e r a t u r e in t h e E n g lis h la n g u a g e w a s n o t overlooked, a n d t h e L e a g u e u n d e rto o k t h e t a s k o f p u b lis h in g th e w o rk s o f L e s ia U k r a in k a “T h e S p ir it o f F la m e ,” “ W o m en o f U k ra in e ,” n u m e ro u s c h ild re n ’s b o o k s, a n d cook books. I n 1950 t h e L e a g u e p a s s e d i t s f i r s t q u a r t e r o f a c e n tu r y m ile s to n e w ith a ‘look b a c k ” o f p rid e t h a t i t s e r v e d b o th c o m m u n itie s w ell — t h e A m e ric a n a n d t h e U k ra in ia n . To f u r t h e r re la tio n s a n d b e t t e r u n d e r s ta n d in g in t h e p o s t-w a r p e rio d a m o n g t h e w om en, t h e L e a g u e called a w o rld C o n g re ss o f U k ra in ia n w o m e n ’s g ro u p s in 1948 in P h ila d e lp h ia . D e le g a te s f r o m E u ro p e , C a n a d a , a n d t h e U n ite d S ta te s p a r tic ip a te d . T h is C o n g re ss re s u lte d in t h e f o r m a tio n o f t h e W o rld F e d e r a tio n of U k r a in ia n W o m en ’s O rg a n iz a tio n s (S F U Z O ), t h u s u n itin g t h e U k r a in ia n w o m en o f t h e f r e e w o rld . T h e t e n t h a n n iv e r s a r y o f t h i s o rg a n iz a tio n in 1959 fo u n d t h i s e x p re s s io n in t h e C o n g re s sio n a l R eco rd , Vol. 105, J u n e 23, 1959, N R . 105, b y S e n a to r K e a t in g : “The W orld Congress of U k ra in ian W om en.” Mr. K eating. Mr. P r e s ident, I am p lea sed to ca ll to th e a tten tio n of th e S en ate th e co n v en in g today in N ew Y ork C ity of the W orld Congress o f U krain ian W o m en. The U krainian N ation al W o m en ’s L eague o f A m erica, th e la r g es t U krainian w o m en ’s organization in the n on-C om m unist w orld , is a ct in g as the h ostess fo r th is gatherin g g r a tu la tio n s a n d b e s t w is h e s to 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 o f A m e ric a , y o u r m e m b e r a n d s ta u n c h co -w o rk er. M a y God s h o w e r H is b le s s in g s u p o n all o f y o u h e r e to d a y , a n d m e m b e rs o f y o u r re s p e c tiv e o r g a n iz a tio n s . T h a n k you. H e le n F . D . L o to ts k y w h ich w ill be attend ed b y som e 160 d elegates from four continents. Som e idea o f the m anner in w hich the brave p eop le of U kraine h a v e been separated can be gleaned from a stud y o f the p laces from w h ich th e d eleg a tes to th e C ongress w ill o rig i nate: T hey in clu d e B razil, V en ezu ela, A ustralia, Germ any, Great B r it ain, Canada, and th e U nited States. The slogan of th e Congress is “U krainian w om en in th e n on-C om - m uist w orld in d efen se of the four freedom s, and hum an rights, w h ere - ever th ey are d en ied in th e W orld.” The d eleg a tes are dedicated — and rig h tly so — to opposing th e forces of appeasem ent. T h ey w ork for p o lic ie s of steadfast opposition to com m unism and of free w orld a c tiv i ties based on firm n ess and strength — th e on ly lan guage th e m en in the K rem lin understand and respect. The W orld C ongress o f U krainian W om en se rv e s a v ita l task of sp o t lig h tin g th e atten tion of th e w orld on th e p lig h t o f th e n ob le p eop le of U kraine, a country n o w trapped beh ind th e Iron Curtain. I t should serve to in spire a ll of us to a re d e d i cated effo rt to a ch iev e th e fre ein g of U krain e so that it can once m ore thak e its rig h tfu l p la ce in th e fa m ily of free nations. I am p lea sed on th is occasion to salu te th e d eleg a tes to the Congress for th e w on d erfu l m anner in w hich th ey are p reserv in g th e fin e tra d i tions o f U krain e and for th eir u n ceasin g labors fo r th e independ en ce of th eir hom eland. In th is connection, I ask unanim ous con sent to h ave p rin ted in th e R ec ord, fo llo w in g m y rem arks, a resum e of U k rain e’s status to date, w h ich Mrs. H elen F. D . L ototsky, P resid en t of th e U krain ian N ational W om en’s League of A m erica, h as se n t to m e. . . “T here b ein g no objection, th e r e sum e w a s ordered to b e p rin ted in the RECORD.” T h e seco n d m ile -s to n e b e g a n w ith t h e in flu x o f n ew m ig r a n ts , n ew fo rc e s , n ew s itu a tio n s . T h e old im m ig ra n t, t h e A m e ric a n - b o rn w o m en o f U k r a in ia n d e sc e n t, a n d t h e n ew im m ig r a n t. N e w m e th o d s h a d to g iv e w a y to o l d ; n ew p a t h f in d e r s n ee d e d f o r t h e b le n d in g o f th e s e t h r e e po w e r fu l fo rc e s. T h u s t h e L e a g u e b ra c e d i t s e lf f o r t h e n ew ta s k s . I t s s t a t u r e h a s b eco m e p r o n o u n ced n o t o n ly in t h e U k r a in ia n c o m m u n ity , b u t also a m o n g th e A m e ric a n w o m en ’s g ro u p s . I t w as tim e ly f o r t h e L e a g u e to t a k e i t s j u s t p la c e in t h e su n , a n d in 1949 i t w a s a c c e p te d in to t h e fo ld o f t h e G e n e ra l F e d e r a tio n o f W o m e n ’s C lubs — t h e l a r g e s t w o m en ’s o rg a n iz a tio n in A m e r ica w ith a m e m b e rs h ip o f 11 m il lion. A n d in 1952, t h e L e a g u e b e cam e a m e m b e r o f t h e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en . T h e s e m e m b e r s h ip s b r o u g h t on a d d itio n a l re s p o n s ib ilitie s , a n d b ro a d e r h o riz o n s — t h r o u g h t h e C ouncil th e L e a g u e h a s e n te r e d w o rld a r e n a b y p a r ti c ip a ti n g in t h e I n te r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en C o n g re sse s. L e a g u e ’s d e le g a te h a s b ee n in c o rp o r a te d in t h e N a tio n a l C ouncil p a r tic ip a tio n in H e lsin k i, M o n tre a l a n d m o s t r e c e n tly in I s ta n b u l. T o s e rv e is t h e G o d -g iv en g i f t in t h e n a t u r e o f w o m en , a n d L e a g u e m e m b e rs (S o u z a n k i) h a v e d e m o n s tr a te d t h i s p r o fo u n d ly t h r o u g h o u t i t s 3 5 -y e a rs a s a n o rg a n iz a tio n . T h e h e lp in g h a n d o f s e rv ic e n e v e r ce a se s, a n d U k r a in ia n w o m a n h a s s e rv e d w ell h e r fa m ily , h e r c o m m u n ity , h e r c h u rc h , h e r m o th e rla n d , a n d h e r a d o p te d c o u n try . S h e looks b a c k w ith b o a s tf u l p rid e a t h e r p ro g r e s s . W ith h e r lo v in g h a n d s sh e w illin g ly is p a s s in g o n t h i s ric h h e r it a g e to t h e n e x t o rg a n i z a tio n a l lin k , h e r d a u g h t e r a n d g r a n d d a u g h te r — t h e y o u n g A m e ric a n w o m a n o f U k r a in ia n d e sc e n t. H e ed h e r m e s s a g e ! F o l low in h e r s e rv ic e o f o rg a n iz a tio n a l life — w o rk f o r a b e t t e r , p e a c e fu l, a n d a f r e e w o rld . “ L e t u s a s w o m en p u t d o w n s e lf a n d w o rk f o r a c a u s e .” A . V o lk e r Своєчасно внесена передплата дає здорову фінансову підставу видатництву.
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