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Day Centers for Children U N W L A B R A N C H 52 P R E S ID E N T W e are v ery h ap py over our new su ccess. W e now h ave 12 D a y C enters fo r th e care of our ch ild ren in th e follo w in g B ra n ch es: A m sterd am , N . Y ., B altim ore, M d., C leveland, O hio, C hicago, 111. (tw o ), N ew H aven , C onn., P h ilad elp h ia, P a., R och es ter, N . Y ., U tica, N . Y ., W a sh in g ton , D . C., W ilm ington, D el., D e tro it, M ich. C hildren o f pre-sch ool age m eet once or tw ice a w eek in a large room , w h ich h as been p re pared for th e C enter’s u se, and th e tea ch er lead s h er y ou n g ch arges in th eir a ctiv ities. Sh e v ery o ften read s th em a fa iry tale, and th e y o u n g sters p ractice d raw ing and clay m od eling. T h e tea ch er also carefu lly su p ervises th e children in th eir ga m es and tea ch es th em n ew g a m es and son gs. T h u s th e children spend th ree or fou r ex c itin g hou rs, m eetin g n ew frien d s and learn in g m an y n ew and in terestin g th in g s. T h rou gh ou t th e w hole tim e, th e ch ild ren con verse in th e U k rain ian lan gu age, sin g BO O K R E V IE W K aterin a A n to n o v ich : T he U k rain ian C ostu m e. W inn ipeg, 1964. P ractical In stru ction s, Il lu stra tio n s, C ross-S titch D e sig n s. C ostu m es o f th e C ossacks E poch. P u b lish ed b y th e “W om an’s W orld,” jou rn al o f th e U k rain ian W om en’s O rgan izations o f C anada. P rice $1.50. T h is second ed ition is revised and en larged b y th e author. B e sid es d escrip tion o f n ation al cos tu m es w orn b y U k rain ian w om en and g irls it in clu des ch ild ren ’s costu m es, m en ’s costu m es as w ell as a ttire fro m th e C ossack era, w ith a d etailed descrip tion o f each in divid ual item . T h e book con tain s m an y de tailed illu stra tion s o f th e variou s articles o f dress. T h ere are also th ree color-p lates sh o w in g U k rain ian cro ss-stitch d esig n s. T h e la st section o f th e book deals b riefly w ith th e h isto rica l develop m en t o f U k rain ian cu l tu re from th e an cien t K ievan U k rain ian son gs, and recite U k rain ian poem s. A h ea lth y and n o u rish in g luncheon, prepared b y th e B ranch m em b ers, is served to th e children a t th e m id-day break. O ur B ran ch es are con du cting su ch C enters fo r th e p a st sev er al y ea rs. T h e job h a s been un u su ally su ccessfu l and rew ard in g. T h e ch ild ren p articip ate in group occup ations, th u s m eetin g and w ork in g w ith n ew frien d s, and acquire m ore p oise and self- assu ran ce w ith little appearances b efore th e re st o f th e group. T he ch ild ren becom e m ore p ro ficien t in th e U k rain ian lan gu age, and even th o se fro m m ixed fam ilies, acquire a larger and m ore varied U k rain ian vocab ulary. O ur fo n d est w ish is to h ave su ch D a y C enters at oth er B ran ch es o f th e U N W L A , w h ere our children m ay h a v e th e oppor tu n ity to w ork and in tera ct w ith y o u n g sters o f th eir ow n age, and p ro fit b y th e b ou n ty o f th e U k rain ian cu ltu re — its lan gu age, its p rayers, and its son gs. epoch up to th e 2 0 th cen tu ry U k rain ian N ation al R epublic. A P E R M A N E N T E X H IB IT On th e in v ita tio n o f th e U k rain ian In stitu te o f A m erica th e E x ecu tiv e B oard o f th e U N W L A w ill open a p erm an en t ex h ib it of U k rain ian folk art in th e In sti tu te a t 2 7 9 th S t., N ew Y ork C ity. H and -w oven ru g s, em broi deries, ceram ics, in laid w ood carvin gs, and folk costu m es w ill be displayed . T h is yea r m arks th e 4 0 th an n iversa ry o f th e U k rain ian N a tion al W om en’s L eagu e o f A m er ica. U nder p rep aration is a sp e cial C onvention B ook, w h ich w ill con tain th e h isto ries o f th e v a ri ous U N W L A B ran ch es. T he B ook w ill ea sily enable U N W L A m em b ers to fin d th e p articu lar B ran ch es in w h ich th eir m o th ers w orked, and in m an y in sta n ces helped to organ ize. M rs. A m elia B och ey, n ee Sy- w uliak, w as born in P h ilad elp h ia. M rs. B o ch ey ’s m oth er, M rs. A n n a S yw u liak is a lon g-tim e m em ber o f th e E x ecu tiv e B oard o f th e U k rain ian N a tio n al W om en ’s L eagu e o f A m erica, and is an H onorary P resid en t o f th e P h ilad elp h ia R egion al C ouncil of th e U N W L A . It is, th erefo re, n ot su rp risin g th a t th e y o u n g girl developed an in terest in com m u n ity and civic a ffa irs a t an early age. In 1940 M iss A m elia S yw u liak com pleted h ig h school and began w ork in an o ffice. F or a lo n g p e riod o f tim e sh e w as em ployed by P rovid en ce T ru st C om pany. In 1944 sh e m arried M r. Josep h B och ey. T h e couple w ere b lessed w ith seven ch ild ren : M ary A nne, M ichael, E llen, B arbara, Josep h, P h ilip , and P atricia. A lth o u g h sh e had h er han ds fu ll w ith such a la rg e fa m ily , M rs. B och ey al w a ys fou n d tim e to w ork a ctiv e ly in th e B ranch, w h ich sh e had join ed in 1944. S h e occupied v a riou s p o sts in U N W L A B ranch 52 and w as a lon g-tim e secretary o f th e B ranch. In 1964 M rs. B och ey w as elect ed P resid en t o f th e B ranch, w h ich had been form ed w ith th e help o f M rs. B o ch ey ’s m oth er, M rs. A . S yw u liak , and h er older sister, M rs. H elen S tra it. T he con scien tiou s execu tion o f her d u ties as P resid en t h a s earned M rs. B och ey th e love and resp ect o f all th e m em b ers o f B ranch 52. L E T T E R TO T H E E D IT O R M other B elonged to U N W L A C ould you b rin g back som e articles th a t you h a v e w ritten in 1940 ? T h e you n ger g irls w ould learn w h a t w e did in th o se years b ecau se som e o f th e you n ger ones th in k it is a n ew organ iza tion . A nd I keep sa y in g — I re m em b er w h en m y m oth er b e longed to th e U k rain ian N ation al W om en’s L eagu e w h en I w as a y o u n g girl. E fro sin e B ojczu k S tratford , C onn. 18 Н А Ш Е Ж И Т Т Я — 'К В ІТ Е Н Ь , 1 9 6 5 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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