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At Baltic Women’s Council 19th Anniversary Celebration F ro n t row . le ft to rig h t: M rs. H elga O zolins, Im m ed iate P a st P re sid e n t of B altic W om en’s C ouncil; M rs. M ary D ushnyck, U N W LA P u b lic R elations C h airm an ; M rs. M all Ju rm a , new P re sid e n t of B altic W om en’s C ouncil. In E sto n ian costum e, M rs. V elly K erjan , V ice-p resid en t of E sto n ia n W om en’s C lubs, an d M rs. G alia Z ilionis, a P a st P re s i d en t of th e B altic W om en’s C ouncil an d P re sid e n t of its L ith u a n ia n D elegation B A L T IC W O M E N ’S C O U N C IL 1 9 th A N N IV E R S A R Y C O M M E M O R A T IO N T h e B a ltic W o m e n ’s C ouncil c e le b ra te d th e 1 9 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f its fo rm a tio n w ith a com m e m o ra tiv e p r o g ra m h e ld a t E s to n ia n H o u se in N ew Y o rk C ity on A p ril 24, 1966. T h e C ouncil, w h ic h w a s o rg a n iz e d in G e rm a n y in 1947, u n ite s E s to n ia n , L a t v ia n a n d L ith u a n ia n -b o rn w o m en a s w ell a s th o s e b o rn in th e fre e w o rld , w h o a re c a r ry in g on th e s tr u g g le f o r th e fre e d o m o f t h e ir c o u n trie s, p r e s e rv in g th e ir n a tio n a l c u ltu re s a n d a c tin g a s sp o k e sm a n f o r th e w o m en of t h e ir e n sla v e d c o u n trie s. T h e B a ltic W o m e n ’s C ouncil h a s b ra n c h e s in m a n y o f th e m a jo r c itie s o f th e U . S. a n d in s e v e ra l E u ro p e a n c o u n trie s. R e p re s e n tin g th e U N W L A a t ity to see w h a t h a s b e e n acco m p lish e d a n d to h e a r c h a lle n g in g p la n s f o r th e f u tu r e . T h o u g h m u c h fin e w o rk is b e in g done in v a rio u s a re a s o f e n d e a v o r, m o re s tr e s s se em e d to b e p la ce d on th e in te rn a tio n a l a s p e c t f o r th e c ru c ia l d a y s to com e. B u t th e G F W C w ill s tr iv e to m e e t all c h a lle n g e s, a s i t h a s fo r th e p a s t s e v e n ty -fiv e y e a rs w ith su c h g r e a t su c c ess a n d d e d ic a tio n in its p u r s u it o f “ S e rv ic e fo r F r e e dom a n d G ro w th .” M . D . th e 1 9 th a n n iv e rs a ry p ro g ra m w a s M rs. M a ry D u sh n y c k , its P u b lic R e la tio n s C h a irm a n , w h o e x te n d e d g re e tin g s fro m th e U N W L A a n d on b e h a lf o f its P re s id e n t, M rs. S te p h a n ia P u s h k a r, a n d w ho e x p re sse d a h o p e f o r th e re a liz a tio n o f o u r com m o n a im s. T h e o p e n in g a d d re s s a t th e c e le b ra tio n w a s b y th e C ou ncil’s r e tir in g P re s id e n t, M rs. H e lg a O zolins. P ro f. P e te r L e jin s , P r e s id e n t o f th e A m e ric a n L a tv ia n A ssn ., w as th e p rin c ip a l g u e s t s p e a k e r w ho a d d re s s e d th e g ro u p on “ T h e R ole o f th e B a ltic E m i g r a n ts in th e F u tu r e o f T h e ir P e o p le s.” T a lk s w e re a lso g iv e n b y M rs. O lga G u lb is, C h a irm a n o f th e L a tv ia n W o m e n ’s A ssn ., a n d b y M rs. J u t a K u rm a n , C h a irm a n o f th e E s to n ia n W o m e n ’s C lub o f N ew Y o rk . T h e c e re m o sy o f tr a n s f e r r in g th e p re sid e n c y o f th e B a ltic W o m e n ’s C ouncil to o k place, w ith th e o u tg o in g P re s id e n t, M rs. O zolins ( L a tv ia n ) , tu r n in g th e o ffic e o v er to th e in c o m in g P re s id e n t, M rs. M all J u r m a ( E s to n ia n ) , w ith M rs. G alia Z ilio n is (L ith u a n ia n ) , a p a s t P re s id e n t, p a rtic ip a tin g . T h e n e w P r e s i d e n t, M rs. J u r m a , w h o is w ith th e V oice o f A m e ric a , E s to n ia n S e ctio n , d e liv e re d th e c lo sin g a d d re ss. A c o n c e rt w as p re s e n te d b y Ilg a M u n te re , so p ra n o , a cc o m p a n ie d b y A lice D zirk ale -C e n n e , p ia n is t, a n d b y M a rg o t M iller, h a rp is t. A m o n g th e d is tin g u is h e d g u e s ts a t th e c o m m e m o ra tiv e p r o g ra m w e re le a d e rs o f B a ltic o rg a n iz a tio n s in th e U . S. a n d fro m A m e ric a n a n d o th e r e th n ic g ro u p s . A re c e p tio n w a s h e ld a t th e co n clu sio n o f th e c e le b ra tio n , w ith d elicio u s B a ltic fo o d s s e rv e d to th e tu n e o f liltin g p ia n o m u sic . M . D u sh n y c k P u b lic R e la tio n s C h a irm a n A N E W B U L L E T IN In A p ril, 1966 o u r R e g io n a l C ouncil in D e tro it, M ich, p u b lish e d a B u lle tin , c o v e rin g all U N W L A e v e n ts in th e a re a . In a d d itio n to R e g io n a l C ouncil n e w s, i t also c o n ta in s a rtic le s on B ra n c h a c tiv itie s . T h e B u lle tin w ill b e p u b lish e d q u a r te rly . O u r r e p o r t on U N W L A 58 is e x c e rp te d fro m th e A p ril issu e . C h a p te r 58 is g ro w in g a n d a t th e p r e s e n t h a s 24 p a y in g m e m b e rs. In a s u rv e y ta k e n a t th e r e c e n t m e e tin g w e fo u n d t h a t o u r m e m b e rs a re a c tiv e in o th e r U k r a in ia n g ro u p s a n d local com m u n ity a sso c ia tio n s b e sid e s So- y u z U k ra in o k . T h e re s u lt o f th is s u rv e y is a s fo llo w s: 6 m e m b e rs — U k ra in ia n g r a d u a te s o f W in d so r a n d D e tro it. 7 m e m b e rs — U k ra in ia n N a tio n al A sso c ia tio n . 10 m e m b e rs — P T A A sso c ia tio n a n d M o th e r’s C lubs. 3 m e m b e rs — a re a c tiv e in c h u rc h so c ie tie s. 1 m e m b e r —- te a c h e s c a te c h is m w eek ly . 2 m e m b e rs — a c tiv e in D e m o c ra tic P a r t y o rg a n iz a tio n s . 5 m e m b e rs — a re on th e lis ts o f v a r i ou s u n iv e r s ity a n d college a lu m n i a n d s o r o r ity g ro u p s . 1 m e m b e r — b e lo n g s to M ic h ig a n K id n e y F o u n d a tio n . 1 m e m b e r —- b e lo n g s to th e N Y L W A . 2 m e m b e rs — a re a c tiv e in th e G irl S c o u ts. In th is o p en a n d g ro w in g so c ie ty o f to d a y i t is e v id e n t t h a t o u r m e m b e rs a re k e e p in g p a c e w ith th e m o v in g tim e o f o u r g e n e ra tio n a n d a t th e sa m e tim e p re s e rv e t h e ir n a tio n a l h e rita g e . 18 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИПЕНЬ-СЕРПЕНЬ, 1966 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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