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Our Easter Programs W ith the advent of the E aster season, “Soyuzanky” have a golden opportunity to plan acti vities and club program s around the Ukrainian E aster them e and thus propagate U krainian cul ture in their communities. Our outstanding and unique item of cultural interest in this season is the pysanka which has a universal appeal and thus can be utilized in numerous ways. The sim plest method for a “So- yuzanka” or her group to per form a small p art in preserving U kraine’s cultural heritage is to present American or non- U krainian friends with pysanky, explain how they are painted and, if feasible, inject a little U krainian history into the gift- making. On a higher level, they can give a pysanky or two to some key person or group, where its effect can be far-reaching. Also, some of our more profi cient painters of pysanky can teach the a rt to other “Soyuzan ky” and, more im portant, to in terested American friends. The next step up the cultural ladder is to dem onstrate pysanka dec orating at a club, a school, a li brary, place of work, a folk art show or fair, in a departm ent store window, or on television. A nother avenue is for a branch or regional council to ar range a luncheon or dinner and serve our traditional E aster dishes to American guests and those of other nationalities. Sev eral of our branches have been doing this and it is something th a t could be planned on an an nual, biennial or triennial basis. A few years ago such a U krain ian E aster luncheon was held in New York City and it is still re called w ith delight by m any U krainian ladies. Incidentally, all the guests were presented with a pysanka. One other result of this event was an invitation to one of the U krainian guests to ad dress an American women’s group on U krainian folk culture. Then, there are larger under takings, such as arranging E ast er exhibits at a library, a fair or exposition, in a store, school, bank, place of employment, etc. Although this is sometimes quite a task, the results are gratify ing. Indubitably, there are other media available to us, but the im portant fact is th a t we keep our eyes open and our minds re ceptive to the opportunities around us and reap the benefits therefrom . W hat we do m ay be on a small scale or a larger one, but we should DO SOMETHING to keep alive our beautiful and precious U krainian E aster cus toms and traditions and thus weave them into the pattern of American cultural life. Mary Dushnyck Organization Chairman THE PRESIDENT’S TOUR Mrs Helen F. D. Lototsky, UNWLA President toured in March, 1963 the M id-Eastern Re gional Councils. Her first stay was in Ohio, where she visited Branches 7, 14, 30, 33, 60 and 69. Later, she was in Michigan visiting Branches 5, 23, 26, 31, 37, 38, 56, 58 and 63. Her last Regional Council was in Illinois w ith Branches 22, 29, 36, 51 and 74. Beside th at Mrs. Lototsky was invited by UNWLA Branch 16 in Minneapolis, Minn., which being far away from Regional Councils needed her attention. As a surprise she visited U krain ian women in Denver, Colo., who are not yet organized. The President’s tour brought as always m any ideas and enlive- m ent to Chapters and their of ficers. MOTHER M. ZENOBIA, OSBM, CO-FOUNDER OF MANOR JUNIOR COLLEGE Rev. M other M. Zenobia, OSBM, M other General of the Sisters of St. Basil the Great died Tuesday, March 5, 1963 in Rome, Italy. She was born in Lwiw, W est ern Ukraine, Dec. 3, 1883. Moth er General entered the convent August 6, 1901. She was a nun for 62 years. M other Zenobia died at the age of 79. She became M other General of OSBM in 1954. She came to Phil adelphia in 1921 taking cjaarge of St. Basil’s Orphanage (now at 1825 Lindley Ave.). From 1921 to 1954 she was the M other Superior. In 1954 she was elected M other General. She was instru mental in erection of Manor Jun ior College as one of its co-found ers in 1947. The Sisters of St. Basil the Great have two orphanages, one Academy, one College and 20 P a rochial Schools in the United States. Their headquarters are in Jenkintown, Pa. A fter arrival of the deceased from Rome, Italy, interm ent took place in St. M ary’s Cemetery, Fox Chase, Pa. OUR NEW QUESTIONNAIRE A New Questionnaire was started in 1963 in Our Life. Knowing the absorbing interest of Ukrainian women in embroi dery designs, the Editorial Board published a new design in each issue, with the following ques tions : 1. From which region of Ukraine does it come? 2. W hat stitch is used for it? 3. W here was this design a t tached (on clothes, objects) ? 4. How could it be applied in modern living? Wisdom is sometimes nearer when we stoop then when we soar.
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