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G roup of guests and U N W LA m em b ers d u rin g m u sical in te rlu d e fo llow in g to u r of U N W LA U k ra in ia n F o lk A rt M useum and U k ra in ia n In s titu te m ansion. L eft to rig h t, seated, b ack row : M rs. H. R ice, N CW ’s N ew Y ork H o sp itality C o-C h airm an; M rs. K. L u cy sh y n , B r. 72. S tand ing: M rs. R. Polche, V ice-P res., N. Y. R egional C ouncil; M rs. P . den B aas, A rg e n tin a ; M rs. M. L esaw y er, B r. 72; M rs. Y. N oel, F ran ce; M rs. J. P ohl, Soutlh A frica; M rs. N. C h ap len k o , U N W LA C u ltu ra l C hrm n.; M rs. M. D ushnyck, U NW LA P u b lic Rel. C hrm n.; M rs. S. P u sh k a r. U N W LA P re sid e n t; M rs. K. F arid , P a k ista n . S eated, fro n t row : M isses I. K uziw an d B. Z ajac, SUM A; M rs. S. H u sia k and M rs. M. R icket, B r. 72; D r. I. P adoch, U N W LA C o n stitu tio n -B y law s C hrm n.; an d M rs. I. E scojido, E g ypt. A lso p re se n t d u rin g th e to u r w ere: M rs. E. v an L ier, N eth erlan d s; M rs. S. B arim , T u rk ey ; M rs. N. P n ilip , C anada; M rs. D. S tetten , NCW In te rn a tl. H ospi ta lity C h rm n .; an d M rs. N. L. B ow en, NCW N ew Y o rk H o sp itality C hairm an. F o u r of th e guests are w ives of U n ited N ation s d ip lo m ats or officials, one m an із chief of th e U N ’s W orld Food O rganization , a n o th er is a F u lb rig h t scho lar and one is an o b serv er fo r th e S o u th east A sia V illage R eclam ation B ureau. cept, ethnic loyalties. The panel discussions and w orking sessions concentrated on th e practical problem s of U krainian re ality as th ey ex ist today in th e USA, such as problem s of U k rain ian culture, religion, education, eco nom ics, etc. The w orking sessions of th e Convention produced a series of recom m endations. U nderlying all of th ese w as a req u est fo r a fo r m ulation of a common U krainian “public relatio n s’’ policy, of m u tu al toleration betw een th e v ari ous factions of th e U krainian com m unity and of and increased particip ation by th e m em bers of th e U krainian com m unity in “A m erican” life, such as politics or com m unity pro jects. These will, it is hoped, provide a basis fo r changing A m erican ideas about U krainians and fo r facili ta tin g our positive contribution tow ards a solution of w orld con flicts. Of course, th e im plem en tatio n of th ese recom m endations will depend n o t only on th e en ergies and determ ination of th e people charged w ith th e task , b u t in a g re a t degree on th e good will of all of us. If we are to survive as a com m unity n eith er dare fail. M. Z. O dezyn skyj FO L K A R T M U SE U M A N D U K R A IN IA N IN S T IT U T E TO U R E D B Y FO R E IG N Q U E ST S A to u r of th e U N W LA U k rain ian Folk A rt M useum and th e U krainian In s titu te of A m erica a t 2 E a st 79th S treet, New Y ork City, w as m ade on A pril 24 by several ladies whose husbands are diplom ats, F u lb rig h t schol ars or associated w ith th e UN. The pro g ram w as arran g ed w ith M rs. N. L oring Bowen, C hairm an of th e N ational Coun cil of W om en’s New Y ork Hos- p tiality C om m ittee, by U N W LA Public R elations C hairm an M ary D ushnyck. U N W LA P resid en t S tefan ia P u sh k ar, who is NCW ’s M igra tion C hairm an, gave th e guests a background sketch of th e Mu seum — how th e articles w ere collected fo r alm ost fo u r decades and th e U N W LA ’s good fo rtu n e in being able to place th e collec tions in th e fam ed m ansion on N ew Y ork’s F ifth A ve nue. D uring th e to u r M rs. P u sh k ar com m ented on th e unique em broideries, ceram ics, costum es, rugs, pysanky, wood- carvings, h istorical objects, th e recen tly acquired U k rainian folk a r t designs fro m Y ugosla via, and th e paintings. M r. Julian R evay, A d m in istra to r of th e UIA, pointed out in te re stin g fa c ts concerning th e m ansion and th e late M r. W illi am Dzus, in d u strialist and fo u n der of th e UIA , who w as respon sible fo r th e M useum being housed in one of M an h attan ’s few rem ain in g F rench G othic a r ch itectu ral gem s. Follow ing th e to u r, th e ladies w ere served te a and U krainian НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЧЕРВЕНЬ, 1969 21
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