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Headquarter News A G uest E v e n in g fo r n ew m em b ers w ill m ark th e con clu sion o f th is y e a r ’s m em b ersh ip drive. It w ill be prepared b y our M em bership C om m ittee ch air m an and a com m ission o f local B ranch chairm en. N e w m em b ers w ill h a v e th e o p p ortu n ity to m e e t th e U N W L A m em b ersh ip in a fr ie n d ly and in form al m anner and to se e a sp ecial p rogram prepared fo r th em . A . V o lk er To m ark th e 100th a n n iv er sa ry o f A h a ta n h e l K r y m s k y (1 871-1942) w e are sen d in g ou t m a teria ls d esign ed to acq u ain t our m em b ersh ip w ith th e life and w ork o f th is rem ark ab le m an. T he m a teria ls w ill c o n sist o f a b iograph y, a selectio n o f h is p o etry , and th e in trod u ction to h is stu d y “A H isto r y o f T u rk ey ” w h ich , in p art, te lls th e sto r y o f U k rain ian w om en w h o w ere ca p tu red b y T u rk ish sla v e-tra d ers and sold in to h arem s. One o f th e s e sla v es w a s R oxolan a, w h o b ecam e th e fa v o r ite w ife o f S u l ta n S u leim an th e M a g n ificen t. W e are also w ork in g on an a n n otated b ib lio g r a p h y o f E n g lish la n g u a g e p u b lication s ab ou t U k rain e and U k rain ian liter a ry w orks w h ich h a v e been tr a n sla t ed in to E n g lish . T h is b ib liogra p h y w ill be d esign ed esp ecially freed om , th e s e w om en served w ith th e U k rain ian p a rtisa n fo r c e s as m edical n u r ses. T h ey w ere arrested a s “en em ies o f th e s t a t e ” and sen ten ced to lo n g p r is on te rm s. A ll su ffe r e d h e a v y in te rro g a tio n and th e inh u m an h a rsh n e ss o f th e S o v ie t labor cam ps. V is its fr o m r e la tiv e s are lim ited to one p er y e a r and th e r e ceiv in g o f m ail and p ack ages is alm o st n o n -e x iste n t. T h ey are g e t tin g on in y e a r s and are d e s tin ed to m e et old a g e w ith sick and broken bodies. L et us rem em ber th e m in th is C h ristm as s e a s o n ! T h e y g a v e th e ir m o st p reciou s g i f t — fr e e dom — in order th a t w e m a y liv e free. fo r our b ilin gu al B ran ch es to enable th e m to u se i t as an aid in e sta b lish in g B ook Clubs. L. V o ly n e ts A la rg e p art o f U N W L A a c tiv itie s is concerned w ith variou s fo lk a r t e x h ib its. U n fo r tu n a te ly, due p rim arily to a lack o f m a teria ls, th e s e e x h ib its do n ot a lw a y s p r e se n t U k rain ian fo lk a rt to it s b e st ad van tage. To so lv e th is problem , th e U k rain ian F olk A r t M useum in N e w Y ork C ity is p la n n in g to fo rm a so-called “ tr a v e lin g e x h i b it.” W ell-know n p ro fe ssio n a l a r tis ts and fo lk a r t sp e c ia lists w ill a c t as co n su lta n ts fo r th e p rep aration o f th is ex h ib it w h ich w ill include su ch origin al ex a m p le s o f U k rain ian fo lk a r t a s em b roideries, h a n d -w oven m a te r i als, ceram ics, w ood scu lp tu re, a rt o b jects fa sh io n e d fr o m m eta l and leath er, and E a s te r e g g s. T h e e x h ib it w ill a lso include slid es o f rare a rt o b jec ts w h ich are u navailab le fo r e x h ib it and m a g n etic ta p e s o f U k rain ian fo lk and ritu a l son g s. T h e e x h ib it w ill be available to all U N W L A B ran ch es and should p rove u se fu l fo r p r e se n ta tio n w ith A m erican groups. S . G erulak Sum m er e x c u r sio n s ou tsid e th e c ity are b eh in d u s now and th e on com in g lo n g w in te r d ays can b e dreary. T h e y can be sp en t v e r y p le a sa n tly and p r o fit ably, h ow ever, i f w e rem em ber t h a t th is is th e id eal tim e o f y ea r to sp onsor va rio u s a d u lt le a r n in g c o u r se s. E v e r y locale h as som eone w h o is an o u tsta n d in g cook, or decorator, or se a m s tr e s s or ceram ist. P erh ap s you r B ranch h a s su ch an ex p ert. D on ’t h e s ita te to a sk su ch per son s i f th e y would be w illin g to conduct a course in th e ir sp ecial field . T urnou t fo r su ch cou rses h a v e been su rp risin g ly large, fo r th e y are a p le a sa n t w a y o f learn in g a n ew sk ill or im p ro v in g on an old one. T ry one in y o u r area. I. K a s h u b y n s k a Social ser v ic e to th e aged, e s p ecially th e handicapped and ch ron ically ill, is in a v e r y so rry s ta te in our com m u n ities. A g ed m en and w om en, m an y o f w hom ra ised th e ir children and o fte n gran d ch ild ren as w ell w h o helped to build our co m m u n ities, our sch ools and p a rish e s, a re o fte n l e f t alone in th e ir tim e o f g r e a t e s t need to g e t alon g as b e s t th e y can. I t is th e re sp o n sib ility o f our R egion al and B ran ch Social W el fa r e ch airm en to organ ize v o lu n te e r s to help th e aged m em b ers o f our com m u n ities. A w ell-or gan ized e f fo r t w ill b rin g th e g r e a te s t m easu re o f help to th e eld erly w ith th e le a s t d egree o f e f fo r t on th e p a rt o f our m em bersh ip. T. S a v y c k a A N E W R E F E R E N C E BO O K A m o n g th e re fer en ce books on e fin d s in th e b ig lib raries th e r e are also sh o rt b iograp h ies o f fa m o u s w om en. U n fo rtu n a te - ljr, o u tsta n d in g U k rain ian w o m en are n ever included. A nd i f a fa m o u s sin g e r or p a in ter o f U k rain ian d esce n t is m ention ed , sh e is a lw a y s r e g iste r e d a s b ein g R u ssian . T h erefo re th e X V I Conven tio n o f U N W L A decided to com p ile a n ew refer en ce book o f o u t sta n d in g U k rain ian w om en. A n ed itorial board under th e lead er sh ip o f M rs. L uba V o ly n ets, our Cultural Chairm an, w a s e s ta b lish ed . It h a s alread y b egu n it s w ork co llec tin g in fo rm a tio n about U k rain ian a r tists, sch olars and social lead ers. T he re fer en ce book is e x p e c t ed to b e com pleted in tim e to m ak e th e 5 0 th a n n iv er sa ry o f th e U k rain ian N a tio n a l W om en ’s L eagu e in 1975. S E N IO R C IT IZ E N S C L U B M rs. T eodozia S avyck a, U N - W L A ’s n ew Social W elfare chairm an, h a s planned th e or g a n iza tio n o f Senior C itizens Clubs a s a u x ilia ry grou p s to U N W L A B ran ch es. T h e Clubs would include older m en and w om en fo r p u rp oses o f sh a rin g com m on in te r e s ts and re cre a tion . 20 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД-ГРУДЕ'НЬ, 1971 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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