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UNWLA Branch 65 Report Looking back on 1966, we of Branch 65 of New Brunswick, did almost as much “stepping out” as in 1965. Last fall, we exhibited a booth at the Plain field “Young Women’s Chris tian Association,” otherwise known as the YWCA. Each YWCA branch has an annual International Fair to raise money for the World Fellowship Fund which helps needy women and girls in 75 countries. The fairs have varied themes — some feature native arts and others native foods or both. The benefits are twofold: a chance to become better acquainted with other countries and peoples, and fund-raising. Our work was doubly rewarding for we were helping other charities as well as our own. Our associate booths were India, Japan, Greece, Scan dinavia, Iran, Nigeria, and the American Indian. Mrs. Sophia Lonyszyn of Plainfield, N. J. was in charge of the booth and did a very good job in spite of being a busy mother of four girls. Her two eldest, Elizabeth and Nancy Lonyszyn, staffed our booth with the help of Mrs. Anna Ra- tycz and Mrs. Yaroslava Buka- czewski (our secretary), both of Edison, N. J. Mrs. Lonyszyn also arranged for a group of our young Ukrain ian dancers to perform and they were popular as usual. Mrs. Alexandra Oshchudlak of Highland Park, N. J. (our cul tural adviser) donated “pysan- ky” for sale and gave a pysanky demonstration. One American boy of 12 was so intrigued with the pysanky, that he copied the designs and their meanings. De spite our explanation that pys anky are Easter items, they are so popular with people attend ing our exhibits that our spon sors always insist that we exhi bit them anyway. Fortunately, the ladies of our Branch have varied talents. Some are excellent cooks and very generously supply our b ooth s w ith d eliciou s to r ts and pastry which are always sold out. Other ladies do beautiful Ukrainian embroidery and we have designs from every prov ince. Two of our most talented embroiderers, Mrs. Daria Ori- chowska (our president and also mother of four) and Mrs. Vera Rowenko, both of Somerset, N. J., were kind enough to lend us their work for display, be sides donating some embroidery for sale. The members stayed late after several meetings and made a dozen Ukrainian dolls for sale. Mrs. Oshchudlak direct ed the project and did the detail work herself. We also made Uk rainian ceramics. Several weeks later we received a “thank you” letter from the YWCA inviting us back. For the third consecutive year, Mrs. Oshchudlak assisted Mrs. Katherine Kuzuw (our vice president) of Somerset, N. J. in collecting and arranging an ex hibit at the New Brunswick Public Library. We tried to make it more in teresting this time by showing pysanky in three stages of de signs and also the tools used. As usual, the exhibit created in terest and attracted outsiders to our Easter Bazaar which we co-sponsored with the Sisterhood of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church. Mrs. Orichowska and Mrs. Marika Slobodian (presi dent of the Sisterhood and also a sister Soyuzanka) worked hard leading our committee through a successful bazaar. As usual the pysanky demonstration by Mrs. Oschudlak was a favorite. Having completed another successful year, the membership re-elected the above mentioned officers. Other officers for 1967 are: Dr. Joanna Ratycz, Treas urer ; Mrs. Olga Chomut and Mrs. Olga Popil, Health and Wel fare ; Mrs. Anna Chomut and Mrs. Sophia Koltowska, Hostess es; and Mrs. Sophia Lonyszyn and Mrs. Vera Rowenko, Mem bership Recruiters. K a th erin e K uzuw NEW BRANCHES A new UNWLA Branch was founded in Newark, N. J. on Glad to see all these new mem bership of Branch 32 is com prised of American-born women of Ukrainian descent, Mrs. Dor othy Lozowy is President. Glad to se all these new mem bers in the Ukrainian National Women’s League. TALENTED UNWLA MEMBER Mrs. Nila Steckiw, a member of UNWLA Branch 49 in Buf- lafo, N. Y., received honorary mention for her humorous play “Interview with a Debutante” at the UNWLA Humorous Plays Contest four years ago. To date, her play has been staged by various UNWLA Branches throughout the coun try. НАШЕ ЖИ1ТЯ — КВІТЕНЬ, 1967 23 Ukrainian couple in native costume from Borshchiw Region, West Ukraine
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