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Ukrainian folk costumes, modeled at the Ukrainian Day Program on July 19, 1964 I n o u r a r t i c l e “ L e t ’s C o m m u n i c a t e ” ( O u r L if e , S e p t. 1 9 6 3 ) w e a d d r e s s e d o u r E n g l i s h s p e a k i n g C h a p t e r s , a s k i n g t h e i r c o n t r i b u ti o n s f o r o u r E n g l i s h p a g e s . W e d id n o t c a r e w h a t k i n d o f r e p o r t i t w o u ld b e — e v e n a l e t t e r w i t h t h e n e x t e v e n t s w o u ld d o it. I t w o r k e d . P r e v i o u s l y w e h a d b u t t w o c o r r e s p o n d i n g C h a p t e r s , B r a n c h 3 7 in D e t r o i t a n d 72 B r a n c h in N e w Y o r k . N o w m o r e o f t h e m s e n d in t h e i r r e p o r t s . T h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d B r a n c h e s c o n t i n u e s e n d i n g in t h e i r r e p o r t s a s b e f o r e . R e p o r t s h a v e c o m e in f r o m M r s . A m e l i a R o - c h e y 5 2 C h a p t e r , P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a ., a n d d e t a i l e d o n e s f r o m M r s . G r e g o r y N a z a r k , 5 8 C h a p t e r , D e t r o i t , M ic h , a n d f r o m M r s . M i c h a e l B o c h a r 60 C h a p t e r , C le v e la n d , O h io . T h e s e r e p o r t s g iv e u s a g o o d o u tlo o k o n t h e i r w o r k . T h e n e w l y - f o u n d e d 7 8 C h a p t e r in W a s h i n g t o n , D . C. is s e n d i n g i t s r e p o r t s b il i n g u a l ly f r o m M is s V e r a D o w h a n a n d M r s . M y r o s l a - v a S k a s k i v . R e g i o n a l C o u n c ils a ls o s e n t t h e i r r e p o r t s . T h e N e w Y o r k , D e t r o i t a n d P h i l a d e l p h i a C o u n c ils h a v e h a d f i n e e v e n t s w h i c h s h o u l d i n t e r e s t e v e r y U N W L A m e m b e r . I t is e n c o u r a g i n g in d e e d . W e a r e g r a t e f u l t o o u r c o n t r i b u t o r s w h o s e n t u s t h e i r n e w s . T h r o u g h t h e s e s m a l l n e w s o n o u r p a g e s t h e y a r e l i n k i n g t h e i r w o r k w i t h t h e w h o le U N W L A f a m i l y . A l t h o u g h t h e r e a r e C h a p t e r s w h i c h d id n o t r e p o r t a t a ll w e a r e s u r e t h e y w ill. L e t ’s c o m m u n i c a t e t h e n . I n c a s e t h e r e is n o t i m e f o r a n a r t i c l e o r a r e p o r t s e n d u s y o u r m i n u t e s . O r s i m p l y a l e t t e r w i t h y o u r p l a n s a n d w o r r i e s . I t w ill i n f o r m u s m o r e c lo s e ly a b o u t y o u r w o r k a n d w ill g iv e a f e w i t e m s f o r t h e “ U k r a i n i a n W o m a n . ” OUR REPORTS UKRAINIAN FASHIONS A t t h e U k r a i n i a n D a y P r o g r a m h e l d o n S u n d a y , J u l y 19, 1 9 6 4 a t t h e N e w Y o r k W o r l d ’s F a i r , s e v e r a l f o l k c o s t u m e s w e r e m o d e le d . M r s . H e l e n S m i n d a k , s o c ia l c o l u m n i s t o f t h e U k r a i n i a n W e e k l y , r e a d t h e c o m m e n t a r y . I t w a s w o r k e d o u t t o g e t h e r w i t h M is s J o a n n a D r a g i n d a , C u l t u r a l D i r e c t o r o f t h e D e t r o i t R e g i o n a l C o u n c il o f U N W L A . F o u r t e e n c o s t u m e s w e r e d e m o n s t r a t e d — K ie v , P o l t a v a ( t w o ) , Y a v o r i v , H u t z u l ( f o u r ) , L e m k o , H o r o d e n k a , K o l o m y y a , Z a l i s c h y k y , S n i a t y n , B o r s h c h i v . F i v e o f t h e s e w e r e t h e p r o p e r t y o f U N W L A R e g i o n a l C o u n c il o f D e t r o i t . B e s id e t h a t m o d e r n d a y t i m e d r e s s e s w e r e m o d e le d — a tw o - p ie c e w o o l c o s t u m e b y M is s I r e n e N a w r o t s k y a n d a n e v e n i n g d r e s s b y M is s N a t a l k a H lo b a . T h u s U k r a i n i a n f o l k a r t w a s s h o w n a s i t w a s o r i g i n a l l y d e s i g n e d in i t s o w n a r e a , o n o r i g in a l c o s t u m e s , a n d n o w a p p l i e d o n m o d e r n d r e s s e s o f t h e e v e r y d a y lif e o f t h i s e r a . FROM LETTERS TO REGIONAL COUNCILS M r s . V e r o n i c a C e h e l s k y R e g i o n a l C o u n c il P r e s i d e n t P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . D e a r M r s . C e h e l s k y : A l t h o u g h I h a d h o p e d t o w r i t e t h i s n o t e t o y o u m u c h b e f o r e t h i s , n e v e r t h e l e s s I d o n o t f e e l t h a t i t c o u ld e v e r b e t o o l a t e t o c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e U k r a i n i a n c o m m u n i t y o f P h i l a d e l p h i a f o r i t s p a r t i c i p a t i o n in t h e S i x t h F o l k F e s t i v a l a t C o n v e n t i o n H a l l o n A p r i l 2 5 a n d 2 6. I n y o u r o f f ic ia l c a p a c i t y a s G e n e r a l C h a i r m a n m a y I c o n g r a t u l a t e y o u , y o u r v a r i o u s c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s a n d y o u r p a r t i c i p a n t s , o n a n e x h i b i t i o n f o r w h i c h y o u s h o u l d a ll b e r i g h t f u l l y p r o u d . T h e s p l e n d i d j o b o f m a n a g e m e n t a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n w a s v is i b le in e v e r y a s p e c t a n d e v e r y d e ta il. T h e e x h i b i t a n d f o o d b o o t h s g r a n d l y d is p l a y e d t h e h e r i t a g e a n d c u l t u r e o f w h i c h w e a r e a ll so p r o u n d . M u s ic h a s a l w a y s b e e n a s o u r c e o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n , n o i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f w h i c h c o u ld h a v e b e e n m o r e e n j o y a b le o r m o r e c o m p le te t h a n t h e s p e c t a c u l a r p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e d a n c e g r o u p . T h e U k r a i n i a n s o f P h i l a d e l p h i a h a v e c o n t r i b u t e d m u c h to t h e w e a l t h o f t h e c i t y a n d t h e r e c e n t f e s t i v a l e n a b l e d t h e m t o s h a r e s o m e o f t h a t w e a l t h w i t h o t h e r s . M y b e s t w i s h e s t o y o u a n d to a ll w h o m a d e t h i s e x h i b i t i o n p o s sib le . S in c e r e ly , Vera A. Dowhan Washington, D. C. O U R L I F E Edited by Editorial Boa r d Published by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. 4936 N. 13th St. Philadelphia 41, Pa. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ВЕРЕСЕНЬ, 1964 21
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