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Mrs. Margaret Hasebroock, (retiring) President of the General Federa tion of Women’s Clubs, upon her introducting Mrs. Mary Dushnyck as the UNWLA representative at the GFWC’s 75th Diamond Jubilee Convention in Chicago, remarked about the UNWLA that “it is one of the organizations with whiom my association is much cherished.” O n W e d n e s d a y m orning- M rs. D u sh n y c k w a s in te rv ie w e d , to g e th e r w ith a d e le g a te fr o m th e R e p u b lic o f C h in a a n d a n A m e ri c a n w o m a n w h o h a d liv e d in V ie tn a m , b y re p o r te r s fro m se v e ra l p a p e rs . O n W e d n e s d a y a fte rn o o n th e In te r n a tio n a l L u n c h e o n w a s h eld , w ith 22 c o u n trie s re p o r tin g on t h e ir a c tiv itie s , a lth o u g h th e r e a re 51 c o u n trie s w ith m e m b e rs h ip in th e G F W C . A m o n g th o s e g iv in g r e p o rts w a s M rs. L o to ts k y w h o o u tlin e d th e h is to r y o f th e fo rm a tio n a n d th e a im s o f th e W F U W O , w h ic h u n ite s 14 U k ra in ia n w o m e n ’s o r g a n iz a tio n s in 10 c o u n trie s . T h e lu n c h e o n w a s a tte n d e d b y m o re t h a n one th o u s a n d d e le g a te s. M rs. D u sh n y c k , w h o w a s a ttir e d in a U k ra in ia n c o stu m e , a n d M rs. V o lk e r w e re p re s e n te d to th e g u e s ts . O n W e d n e sd a y a fte rn o o n a r e c e p tio n a n d p r o g r a m w e re g iv e n b y t h e C h icag o C lub o f th e L ith u a n ia n W o m e n ’s C lubs in h o n o r o f M rs. H a se b ro o c k a n d m e m b e rs o f th e B o a rd o f D ire c to rs in th e sp a c io u s a n d m o d e rn L ith u a n ia n Y o u th C e n te r. M rs. D u sh n y c k a t te n d e d th is fin e re c e p tio n a n d th e r e m e t M rs. U la n a C elew ych o f C h icag o . T h e C o n v e n tio n a d o p te d se v e ra l re s o lu tio n s , in c lu d in g one o p p o sin g th e a d m issio n o f R e d C h in a to th e U n ite d N a tio n s , a g re e m e n t w ith th e p rin c ip le s o f fo re ig n p o lic y a s o u tlin e d b y P re s . E is e n h o w e r in 1953, lim it a tio n o f c a m p a ig n e x p e n d itu re s , p e rm is s io n f o r p r a y e r s in p u b lic sch o o ls, a g a in s t s tr ik e s on p u b lic tr a n s p o r ta tio n , e tc . O ne o f th e re c e n t m a jo r p r o j e c ts sp o n so re d b y th e G F W C in c o o p e ra tio n w ith th e S e a rs R o e b u c k F o u n d a tio n is its C o m m u n ity Im p ro v e m e n t P ro g ra m to m e e t v a rio u s local n e e d s in com m u n ity d e v e lo p m e n t, in c lu d in g lib ra rie s , h o s p ita ls , b e a u tif ic a tio n a n d lite r a c y p ro g ra m s , a n d e v en m o d e rn iz in g a fo rm o f g o v e rn m e n t. T h e w in n e r o f th e $10,000 f i r s t p riz e , g iv e n b y th e F o u n d a tio n , w a s th e H ee k o C lub o f P a w h u s k a , O k lah o m a , w h ic h fo rm e d a c ity h o s p ita l a u x ilia ry , fo u n d e d a h is to ric a l so c ie ty a n d m u se u m , s e t u p a p r o g r a m fo r s e n io r c itiz e n s, o rg a n iz e d a f a ir , e tc . O th e r p riz e s w e re g iv e n fo r v a rio u s p r o je c ts in th e U . S. a s w ell a s in C e n tra l a n d S o u th A m e ric a , M exico a n d th e P h il ip p in e s. A lth o u g h sh e w a s u n a b le to b e p r e s e n t, M rs. L y n d o n J o h n so n w a s g iv e n a sp e c ia l a w a rd fo r h e r c o m m u n ity b e a u tific a tio n p ro g ra m . T h e H o n . S te w a rt U d all, S e c r e ta ry o f th e In te r io r, re c e iv e d th e c ita tio n f o r th e P r e s id e n t’s w ife. O n T h u rs d a y n ig h t th e D ia m o n d Ju b ile e B a n q u e t to o k p lace, a n d w ill b e lo n g re m e m b e re d b y th e m o re th a n tw o th o u s a n d p r e s e n t. E s p e c ia lly ’m o v in g w a s t h e p ro c e ssio n a l, w ith m a n y G F W C m e m b e rs in t h e ir e ig h tie s a n d n in e tie s m a rc h in g , a n d one c a n n o t f o r g e t a tin y la d y o f 90 y e a rs fro m T e n n e sse e w h o w a s on c ru tc h e s . L a te r w h e n w e sp o k e w ith M rs. F r a n k S t. Jo h n , sh e to ld u s sh e h a s b e e n a G F W C m e m b e r fo r 72 y e a r s ! T o a s ts b y th e H o n o r a r y P re s id e n ts o f th e G F W C w e re in s p irin g a n d ro u s in g . M rs. J o h n W h ite h u r s t w o n d e re d w h y m o re w a s n o t b e in g do ne a b o u t C o m m u n ism a n d its c o n s ta n t t h r e a t , w h ile M iss C hloe G iffo rd re c a lle d h e r e x p e rie n c e s w h ic h led to th e In te r n a tio n a l C lubs b e in g a d m itte d in to th e G F W C . A n a r r a tiv e a n d m u sic a l h is to ric a l p r e s e n ta tio n re v ie w e d th e h is to r y o f th e G F W C in a n e n te r ta in in g y e t n o s ta lg ic m a n n e r. T h e b a n q u e t w a s clo sed b y M rs. H ase b ro o c k , w h o a n n o u n c e d th e re s u lts o f th e a fte r n o o n ’s elec tio n . T h e n e w P re s id e n t o f th e G F W C is M rs. E d g a r D . P e a rc e o f M iam i, F lo rid a . O n F r id a y th e F e d e ra tio n A w a rd s w e re p re s e n te d to S ta te P re s id e n ts f o r “ S e rv ic e f o r F r e e do m a n d G ro w th .” In th e e v e n in g fo rm e r V ice P re s id e n t R ic h a rd M . N ix o n a d d re s s e d th e C o n v en tio n , a n d th e in s ta lla tio n o f o f fic e rs to o k p lace. T h e 7 5 th D ia m o n d Ju b ile e C o n v en tio n con clu d ed w ith th e s in g in g o f “T h e L o rd ’s P r a y e r ” b y M rs. H a s e b ro o ck . In su m m a ry , th e 7 5 th G F W C D iam o n d Ju b ile e C o n v en tio n g a v e th e d e le g a te s a n o p p o rtu n - НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИПЕНЬ-СЕРПЕНЬ, 1966 17
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