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W o m e n U n ite d This year th e B a ltic W om en’s Council is celebrating th e 50th A nn iv ersary of th e resto ratio n of th e independence of L ith u a nia, E sto n ia and L atvia. The solidarity and cooperation of th e B altic people are deeply rooted in th e h isto ry of th e n a tional re b irth and th e ir s tru g gle fo r independence and fre e dom. In 1934 th e idea of close B altic ties took shape in th e Bal tic E n ten te established by a dip lom atic set, signed by th e fo r eign m in ister of th e respective countries. D uring th e period of inde pendence B altic wom en contrib u ted largely to th e recovery of th e countries especially in th e fields of culture, social w elfare and education. The m odern B al tic constitu tion gave th e wom en all civil rig h ts. N um erous national w om en’s organizations w ere established. M ost w ere concerned w ith wel fare, th e protection of m others and children, w ith w om en’s edu cation, youth problem s, etc. R eports on activities of B altic W om en’s Council and interview s w ith leaders of th e th re e B altic delegations have been brodcast annually over th e Voice of A m erica to people of occupied B altic countries. The firs t Convention of th e Council w as held in N.Y.C. in 1959. The Convention adopted (C o n tin u ed fro m p. 18) W e believe th a t no one m ore th a n Y our Excellency w ho has m ade such trem endous effo rts to prom ote H um an R ig h ts not only in your own country b u t in th e whole w orld is b e tte r suited to prom ote th e im plem entation of hum an rig h ts so boldly pro nounced in th e D eclaration of H um an R ig h ts in 1948 by m em bers of U nited N ations b u t so ru th lessly violated by m any of its signatories, especially by USSR. O lena S alisn iak P resid ent th is m otto, “T ru th Is O ur W eapon.’ M em bers of th e Council de vote a g re a t deal of tim e to w ork ing w ith th e B altic Y outh and to acquaint th em w ith th e country, language, culture, h isto ry of th e ir fo re fa th e rs so th ey can m ake a m ore m eaningful co n tri bution to A m erica. In addition th ey engage in charitable w ork as reg ard in g th e ir hom eland, helping th e needy and co n trib u t ing to national schools and sup p o rtin g lite ra ry funds. T hey are m em bers of th e Council o f W om en in E x ile , a group w hich is com prised of w om en from oppressed countries in Europe, living in th e U.S. and conscious of th e ir duties and re sponsibilities tow ard th e ir coun try m en and nations su fferin g under ty ran n ical regim es and deprived of hum an rig h ts. They unite th e ir forces and striv e fo r ju stice and liberation of th e ir hom elands. T he Council in E xile is also dedicated to developing frien dship s and und erstand in g am ong wom en in exile and of th e ir respective countries to th e end th a t th is would endure for all tim e. In addition th ey estab lish and m ain tain ties of fried- ship and cooperation w ith A m er ican and In tern atio n al W om en’s O rganizations and tak e action as a united body to keep up th e sp irit and stren g th en th e cour age of wom en in all th e ir coun tries. This group is com prised of wom en from A lbania, B ulgaria, Czechoslovakia, H ungary, P o land, R om ania, Y ugoslavia, and th e B altic countries. The W om en’s D iv isio n of th e B y elo ru ssia n (W hite R uthenian) A m erican A sso c ia tio n w as o r ganized in 1949 w hen th e firs t B yelorussian DP fam ilies a r rived in th e U nited S tates of A m erica. T here was a desperate need to aid o th er fam ilies still in G erm any w aitin g fo r re se ttle m ent, and since th e wom en w ere b e tte r suited to help w ith food and clothing, th e W om en’s D ivi sion w as form ed in New Y ork City. Those p resen t a t th e firs t M rs. G alia Z ilionis, P re s id e n t of B altic W om en’s C ouncil m eeting w ere unanim ous in th e ir eagerness to o ffer all th e ir re sources tow ard th e successful progress of th e ir organization. The firs t chairm an w as M rs. N a talia Orsa. Soon branches sp run g up, nam ely: in New B runsw ick and South R iver, N. J., Cleveland, Ohio, D etroit, Mich., th e New E ngland B ranch in S tam ford, Conn., Los A ngeles, Calif., later on in in N o rth ern New Y ork sta te in K ingston, N. Y., Long Island B ranch in H em pstead. E ach branch w orked fa ith fu lly in th e direction planned. In ad dition to th e ir varied responsibi lities, th e y gave m aterial and sp iritu al com fort to th e sick and disabled com patriots in n e e d ; th ey arran g ed C hristm as and E a ste r p artie s fo r th e children, th ey planned picnics in th e su m m er ; th ey held lo tteries of hand m ade creations, staged plays, w ere hostesses to visitors, pub lished a cookbook, etc. In 1956, th e C entral organiza tion w as founded to keep in touch w ith all of th e branches, to inform th em of all th e a c ti vities ; to m ake contact w ith o th er national w om en’s organiza tions and, th ro u g h th e A m erican wom en’s organization to m ain- НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ВЕРЕСЕНЬ, 1968 23
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