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Two Great Conventions On June 19, 1963 the Interna tional Council of Women will hold its Congress in W ashing ton, D. C., in the very city in which it was founded in 1888 — 75 years ago. There were but a few Nation al Councils in 1888 th a t convened w ith them, in W ashington. Now, there are about forty, from dif ferent parts of the world. A t th a t tim e they started a work program th a t seemed incredible, in its reach and audacity. Now, they can boast of many achieve m ents, the while they continu ally scan the hum an horizon for new work to be done. This 75 years of work has been an inspiration to Ukrainian women too. A fter the revival of the U krainian Republic, a Na tional Council of Ukrainian Women was founded in 1919. In 1920 we joined the Internation al Women’s Council at the Con gress in Oslo. It was natural then th a t at the Congress in W ashing ton, in 1925, an U krainian dele gation was present, consisting of Mrs. Hanna Chykalenko and Mrs. Helen Lototsky. But diffi culties arose, as Ukraine was then already under occupation of the USSR. The by-laws of ICW adm its only National Coun cils from independent countries. The decision was announced lat er, and at the next Congress in Vienna, U krainian women were no longer members of ICW. Nevertheless this b itter expe rience was fruitful too. A fter the Congress in 1925 there was a ral ly of U krainian women held in New York. Mrs. Chykalenko ad dressed the audience w ith an ap peal to build up a central wom en’s organization. Ukrainian women should be strong in America and should support here the U krainian cause, when their homeland is occupied, and free dom of speech denied them. The Ukrainian National Wom en’s League was then founded. Many years passed, filled up w ith organizational and cultural endeavors. UNWLA grew in Chapters and members, extend ed its fields of interest and gain ed in experience. World W ar II hindered its development for a while but finally one of its goals was achieved. In 1952 UNWLA became a member of the Nation al Council of Women of America. A t the Congress in Helsinki, the U krainian National Women’s League was represented by its President, Mrs. Helen Lototsky, and also at its next Congress, held in 1957 in Montreal. To the Congress in Istanbul in 1960, Mrs. A nastasia Volker was sent. Now the Council of Women of USA — a host to the 75th Anni versary of the ICW has nom inat ed Mrs. Helen Lototsky as a member of the Honorary Com m ittee, which is composed of outstanding American men and women of each state, w ith Mrs. Jacquelin Kennedy at the head. A sim ilar way led us to the other outstanding women’s or ganizations of USA — the Gen eral Federation of Women’s Clubs. A fter m any endeavors the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. became a member in 1949. A t the Con vention in Boston, Mass., Mrs. Helen Lototsky, for the first tim e gave a report about our ac tivities. From then on we took p art in different Conventions: Houston, Texas, Detroit, Mich., Philadelphia, Pa., and W ashing ton, D. C., with Mrs. Helen Lo totsky, Mrs. A nastasia Volker and Mrs. Stefanie Pushkar as representatives. The 72nd annual Convention of GFWC will be held on June 10-14 in Milwaukee, Wis. A rich program of events and entertain ment is planned. A rare oppor tunity to meet and hear out standing people and inform them about our work. Both events should mobilize our strength and good will. We m ust be in touch with their trends and e ffo rts; we m ust de rive there our inspiration as well as render them something of our zeal. OLGA PAVLOVA _ CONDUCTOR OF OUR CHOIR Miami soprano Olga Pavlova, born in Winnipeg, Canada, is a member of the UNWLA Branch 17 in Miami, Florida. She is well known in th a t area for her recit als, all of which include at least one group of U krainian songs. Recently she presented a copy of her newly released recording “Popular U krainian Folk Songs” to the U niversity of Miami’s School of Music. A t the UNWLA Branch 17 in Miami she founded and conduct ed a women’s ohoir, which gave a concert on March 24th in hon or of U krainian Heroic Women. PRICELESS FOLK ART Recently the Knickerbocker News of Albany, N. Y., carried an article about the folk a rt col lection in the home of the Ko- chan family. A nastasia and Jo seph Kochan are Ukrainians, who em igrated to America long ago and brought fine a rt objects w ith them . As they continued their pursuit of a rt here, th eir collections increased w ith time. Many item s from it were exhi bited in clubs and libraries in mid-W estern states, where the Kochan couple then lived. They now live in Windham, N. Y. Wisdom is sometimes nea r er when we stoop then when we soar. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ТРАВЕНЬ, 1963
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