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Side Lines and Personalities C O N F E R E N C E O F IC W — IS T A N B U L , 1960 Som e p eople co llect s ta m p s , o th e r s coins, b u t a t t h e Is ta n b u l c o n fe re n c e i t w a s m y good f o r tu n e to co llect people. I w a s d e lig h te d w h e n M rs. J o h n H n a ty - s h y n , C a n a d ia n d e le g a te , a n d m y c o m p a tr io t a s k e d m e to jo in h e r f o r d in n e r a t t h e D iv a n O teli. O u r g u e s t w a s a la d y lo n g to b e re m e m b e re d . M rs. W . O w en J o h n o f S o u th R h o d e s ia is a q u ie t, u n a s s u m in g la d y , b u t u n d e r n e a th th i s calm fa c a d e y o u d e te c t g r e a t s t r e n g t h a n d c o u ra g e a s y o u b e g in to k n o w h e r a little . O v er a d e lig h tfu l d in n e r o f lam b , ric e p ila f, a n d local w in e w e le a rn e d f i r s t h a n d s o m e th in g o f co n d i tio n s in S o u th R h o d e sia . T h e s itu a tio n in h e r n e ig h b o rin g c o u n try a n d h o w i t a f f e c te d h e r a n d h e r p eo p le w a s n o t o n ly e n lig h te n in g b u t so b e rin g . T h is w a s j u s t a n o th e r in s ta n c e o f r e a liz in g t h a t w h a t h a p p e n s in one p a r t o f t h e w o rld t h i s h a p p e n in g w ill a f f e c t o th e r p a r t s o f t h e w o rld a s w ell, f o r d is ta n c e is s h r in k in g a n d f a s t. T h e B r itis h h a v e a w a y o f e x p re s s in g th e m s e lv e s w h ic h is c h a r a c te r is tic a lly E n g lis h , a n d I w a s e n th ra lle d w ith M rs. J o a n R o b b in s w h e n I h e a r d h e r s p e a k fit t h e f i r s t m e e tin g on T ra d e s a n d P ro fe s s io n s w h ic h I a t t e n d ed. H e r re m a r k s a n d c o m m e n ts d ire c t an d p e r ti n e n t re v e a le d h e r in te n s e i n t e r e s t a n d k n o w led g e o f t h e w o rk in g s o f t h i s c o m m it te e . N o t o nly is s h e in t h e k n o w on th e a f f a i r s o f t h e IC W , b u t s h e is p r e s id e n t o f t h e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f B r itis h W o m en , an d a p e r f e c tly c h a rm in g a n d d e lig h t fu l p e rso n . H e r w i t t y se n se o f h u m o r h elp ed p e rio d ic a lly to d is p el t h e s e rio u s te n s e n e s s o f t h e m e e tin g s . I w a s c a p tiv a te d b y t h i s q u e e n ly la d y w ith a h u m a n to u c h . G e o g ra p h ic a lly t h e R ep u b lic o f In d o n e s ia is f a r a w a y , b u t in m e e tin g one o f i t s c o u n try w o m e n i t b ec a m e m u c h clo ser, a n d t h r o u g h h e r I g le a n e d a g r e a t d ea l o f s im ila r ity a n d f a m ilia r ity . A s w e m e t a n d ta lk e d , w e d isc o v ered t h a t w o m en ’s p ro b lem s w e re t h e s a m e w o rld ov er. T h e q u e s tio n o f fa m ily re la tio n s , y o u th , e d u c a tio n w e re j u s t a s m u c h h e r c o n c ern a s i t w a s m in e, a n d w e c e rta in ly h a d a co m m o n m e e tin g g ro u n d . H e r i n s i g h t in to p ro b le m s o f h u m a n re la tio n s w a s a d m ira b le , a s w e re h e r w o rd s •‘k n o w in g h e lp s in u n d e r s ta n d in g .” I t is t r u l y u n d e r s ta n d a b le t h a t s h e sh o u ld b e t h e h e a d o f fo r e ig n re la tio n ( P e r w a r i) f o r t h e A s s o c ia tio n o f W o m en o f t h e R ep u b lic o f In d o n e sia . P e r h a p s I sh o u ld r e f le c t on o u r ow n U. S. d e le g a tio n o f w h ic h Г w a s a p a r t. A ll t h i r t e e n o f th e m w e re s t r a n g e r s to m e w ith t h e e x c e p tio n o f M rs. D e W itt S te t- te n , a n d M rs. W illia m B a rc la y P a rs o n s . I h a d t h e p le a s u r e o f m e e tin g M rs. S te t te n a t o u r N ew Y o rk c o n v e n tio n o f t h e U N W L in 1959. S h e w a s one o f t h e s p e a k e rs . A n d i t w a s in 1957 t h a t I m e t M rs. P a rs o n s a f t e r t h e d in n e r in N Y C f o r t h e r e t u r n i n g d e le g a te s f r o m t h e M o n tre a l IC W co n fe re n c e . I w a s n o t a s t r a n g e r f o r lo n g f o r o u r p ro x y p re s id e n t, M rs. L . R o b b in s is a p e r f e c tly c h a rm in g a n d r a d i a t in g p e r s o n a lity . H e r fr ie n d ly sm ile d is a rm s y o u a t once a n d b eco m es in fe c tio u s . W e all b e ca m e old f r ie n d s in n o tim e . I t is w ith deep g r a ti t u d e a n d a f f e c tio n t h a t I m e n tio n th e s e lad ies, a s w ell a s M r. R o b e rt W . D ow l in g , M rs. M a r g a r e t R . O tis, D r. K a th e r in e M e r r itt, L a d y R u s s e ll a n d M rs. F r a n c e s S a w y e r, D r. G ra ce S p o ffo rd , M rs. V e ra B eg g s, D r. A re n ia M allo ry , M rs. W iln e tte E . M ey e rs, M rs. I r is R a s m u s s e n , a n d M rs. V . M . B e r- k e r, m e m b e rs o f o u r d e le g a tio n . E a c h one c o n trib u te d im m e a s u r a b ly in f r ie n d s h ip a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g m a k in g t h i s m y f i r s t C o n feren ce o f t h e IC W a m o s t r e w a rd in g a n d m e m o ra b le e x p e ri ence, w h ic h w ill a id m e in b e t t e r s e r v in g m y c o u n try a n d m y o r g a n iz a tio n , t h e U N W L . A n a s ta s ia Y o lk e r O U R LIFE E d ite d b y E d ito r ia l B oard P u b lish ed b y th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W om en ’s L ea g u e o f A m erica, Inc. 909 N . F ra n k lin S t . P h ila d elp h ia 23, P a . P h o n e M A 7-7945 A m e r ic a n (U S ) D e le g a tio n a t w o r k a t th e IC W C o n fe r e n c e in Is ta n b u l F ir s t row : M rs. Ir is R a sm u sse n , M rs. W iln e tte K . M a y ers. S e c o n d ro w : D r. A r e n ia C. M a llo ry , M rs. W m . V o lk e r , an d M rs. R o b e r t W. D o w lin g . B e h in d th e U . S. d e le g a t io n w a s th e s e a t in g o f G erm a n d e le g a te s . 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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