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T h e la te L u c y M illig a n IN MEMORY OF A F R IE N D W e m et h er fifteen years ago w hen U N W LA applied for m em bership in th e N ational Council of W om en of th e U.S. M rs. Lucy M illigan w as th en a B oard m em ber. It w as a pleasure to discuss our application. H er kind sm ile encouraged us to talk while h er keen eyes scrutinized our words. W e fe lt a t ease w ith h er from th e f irs t m om ent. O ur application w as accepted and from th en on M rs. M illigan becam e a friend of our organiza tion. W e alw ays found h e r friendly and sym patetic to all our problem s. I rem em ber our f irs t re p o rt a t th e A nnual M eeting in Octo ber, 1952, and our firs t Congress of th e In tern atio n al Council of W omen. She attended our Conventions, re p resen tin g th e N ational Coun cil of W om en or th e G eneral F e d eration of W om en’s Clubs. She said th e re w ere “no m inority groups b u t people are all alike” and believed in th e brotherhood of m an. She spoke a t our form al opening of th e U krainian Folk A rt M useum on A pril 9, 1967, even th ou gh she w as ill and wTeak. “U krainian women, as I know them , tr y to preserve th e ir id en tity ,” she said in h er ad dress. “I recognize th e ir effo rts and I adm ire th e ir endeavors.” The life of Lucy M illigan was one steady e ffo rt to help people and to encourage th em to striv e fo r b e tte r u nderstanding. In th e m id-tw enties she w orked as chairm an of th e d ep artm ent of child w elfare of th e New Y ork C ity F ederation of W om en’s Clubs and w as a founding m em ber of th e N ational Conference of C h ristian and Jew s in 1928. M any pro jects followed, and in each she displayed h er unique courage and ability. In recen t years she w as b est known fo r h er w ork w ith th e A m erican C ancer Society. She traveled to every s ta te in th e country, addressing w om en’s groups and m obilizing support fo r th e society’s educational and o th er cam paigns. A t h er death M rs. L. M illigan w as president of th e Golden Rule Foundation and on th e Boards of th e A m erican Council fo r N a tionalities Service and Citizens fo r a Q uieter New York. She died a t th e age of 80. W e rem em b er h er as a friend, who m et us w ith w arm th and understanding. H elen F . D . L o to tsk y B R A N C H N E W S IN B R IE F b y D o r e tte W . Gallan M rs. Rosalie Polche, president of B ranch 72 (New Y ork C ity) rep o rts th a t a t th e ir Septem ber 19th m eeting (delayed due to th e death of th e ir m em ber, Adele W asylciow ), a final re p o rt w as given on th e F ifth A nniversary D inner-D ance and distribution w as m ade to th e follow ing ch a r ities : U N W LA Scholarship F u n d ; and th e Jo sy f C ardinal Slipyj F und (personally su b m it ted to th e C ardinal by M ary L esaw yer, im m ediate p a st p re sident and co-founder of B ranch 72, d uring h er recent trip to R om e). A nna Kosciw, Rosalie Polche and Helen P rociuk atten ded and p articip ated in th e Conference of E ducational C hairm en held in New Y ork on Septem ber 23rd and conducted by th e New Y ork R egional Council E ducational C hairm an, M arth a Jarosz. B ranch 53 (A storia, New Y ork) m et in early Septem ber fo r a business m eeting a t th e hom e of our president, M rs. Al exandra R iznyk. A fo rm a t of cultu ral and fu nd -raisin g a ffa irs w as introduced and voted upon by th e m em bership. In October, M rs. A n astasia Volker, U N W LA V ice-President, visited th e B ranch a t th e hom e of M rs. D o rette Gallan. It w as a m ost in tere stin g and inspiring evening fo r all. M any aspects of UNW LA life w ere discussed and ideas w ere introduced by both M rs. V olker and th e m em bership, th u s opening up a tw o-w ay chan nel of cooperation. B ranches are invited to send th e ir m onthly N EW S IN B R IE F to M rs. D o rette W. Gallan, 33-43 28th S treet, A storia, New Y ork (11106) in order th a t we m ay ex change our ideas and view s to g re a te r advantage. F ro m th e o p e n in g o f F o lk A r t M u seu m in N e w Y o rk . F o u rth fro m r ig h t — M rs. L u c y M illig a n . 20 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1967 Two good talk ers . . . no t w o rth one good listener. C h inese P roverb 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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