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35 Years of Community Service BY THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF AMERICA (SOUZ UKRAINOK) Thirty-five year span in the life of U krainian National Wo men’s League has experienced many changes, some progress, and startling world events. In May of 1925, in the City of New York a m eeting was called by the then existing womens’ clubs for the purpose of form ing a central organization. The groups repre sented were the Women’s Com m unity, Women’s Aid, and the Ukrainian Democratic Women’s Club. The m eeting resulted in the organization of the U krain ian National Women’s League of America, (Souz U krainok). The first few years of the in fan t organization were trying — years during which the strength of women’s clubs was being put to a test, and its objectives made crystal clear. In 1926 the first venture into cultural background was the exhibit of Ukrainian Folk A rts in connection w ith the Women’s A rts and Industries. On the heels of this experience came the news of the devastating floods in the Carpatho-Ukraine. The League was called to action and proved its strength not only as a cultural and educational group, but as a truly hum anitar ian service organization. This was but a beginning of aid to the homeland. The 1930’s were poor economic years, yet the plight in W estern Ukraine — the “pacification” — atrocities — brought the League into an other phase of service and aid. Th з F irst Congress of U krain ian Women in 1932 brought to gether church sisterhoods, Can adian women’s groups, and the League’s branches. For the first tim e the leading women of v ari ous groups jointly discussed their problems, aims and objec tives as women of U krainian background. Fannie H urst, an American w riter of note was the link w ith the American women th a t highlighted this Congress. The 1933 fam ine in the Uk raine, created by the commun ists, required the League’s ac tion. Appeals to U. S. govern m ent and the world calling atten tion to this situation were but one method of aid. Through the foresight of the League’s lead ership 1933 went down in history also as a year of achievement. The League obtained a wide col lection of artifacts from Ukraine and arranged the entire exhibit at the U krainian Pavilion at the W orld’s F air in Chicago. This collection rem ains as one of the finest and will eventually be the basis for the ethnographic mu seum in America — a future pro ject of the League. Aid to Europe was constant and m any groups, schools, and organizations were helped: Rid- na Shkola, Invalids, Girl’s Voca tional Bursa, Political Prisoners and such individuals as Sofia Russov, Olha Kobylanska, Olha Petlura, and others. Am erican-Ukrainian commun ity also felt the helping hand of the League’s members. F oster ing homeland customs, language, and traditions was constant. Classes in folk dancing, folk arts, and dram atics were perpetuated. Second World W ar broke the link w ith the homeland, and the League plunged into the wartim e activities . .. Sewing for the Red Cross, canteen work, selling war bonds were but a few. This gain ed the League stature, and rec ognition among th e American circles. In 1940 the League p a r ticipated in the form ation of the Ukrainian Congress Committee, and in 1945 the United U krain ian Relief Committee. W ar years hindered expansion, but it did not deter progress. A long-felt need for an independent women’s publication became a reality in 1944, when the League gave birth to its first publica tion, the present journal “Our Life.” Refugees in Europe were be coming a world problem. Thou sands of Ukrainians found them selves in the DP camps of E u r ope, and here again th e League put its shoulder to the wheel. Member chapters did a hercu lean job in sending tons of food, clothing and other help to the U krainian DP’s. In addition it arranged for assurances, jobs, and housing to the m igrants. Widows and children, or half families were the League’s spe cial concern, and it was instru m ental in creating the “Mother- Child Fund” and thus enabling these half-families to sta rt life anew in the United States. (To be continued) Anastasia Volker THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF CANADA October 7th, 1960 Dear Mrs. Lototsky, I wish to acknowledge the re ceipt of your letter and the ac companying study on Ukrainian refugees and the report of the Child Guidance Seminar. Thank you for forw arding these reports which will be of interest to dif ferent ones of our Standing Com m ittees. We shall make them available to our Committees on International A ffairs and Educa tion, and I have no doubt th a t they will find them very useful. W ith greetings from th e N a tional Council of Women of Can ada. Yours sincerely Isabel M. Finlayson President THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF GR. BRITAIN The President The U krainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Madam, Our President has asked me to thank you for the Study on Uk rainian Refugees and th e Report on the Child Guidance Seminar, which you very kindly forw ard ed to us, and which we have read w ith great interest. Yours sincerely J. C. G i mpel Secretary to the Council НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1960 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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