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National Council of Women of the United States T h e 42nd B ien n ial M eetin g o f th e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W om en o f th e U . S. to o k place on O cto b e r 11-12, 1972, a t th e C arn eg ie In te rn a tio n a l C e n te r in N ew Y o rk C ity. T h e F in a n c e R e p o rt on th e f ir s t d ay o f th e m e e tin g dem on s tra te d t h a t th e N a tio n a l C oun cil, like so m an y o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n s, fin d s its e lf in fin a n c ia l s tra its . A p re lim in a ry b u d g e t callin g fo r over $100,000 in r e ceip ts an d ju s t u n d e r t h a t f ig u re in ex p en ses w as o u t o f o r d e r becau se c e rta in ex p en ses, n o ta b ly re n t, h a d co n sid erab ly in creased b etw een th e d ra w in g up of th e b u d g e t an d th is m e e t ing. W ith th e ex cep tio n o f tw o re la tiv e ly sm all a m o u n ts fo r o th e r expenses, th e fig u re s r e p r e se n te d a d m in is tra tiv e co sts. I t sh ould be n o ted t h a t m a n y N a tio n a l C ouncil p ro g ra m s a re fu n d e d by fo u n d a tio n s, la rg e co rp o ra tio n s an d p riv a te dona tio n s. O f th e 27 m e m b e r o rg a n iz a tio n s, 13 p re se n te d o ral re p o rts — am o n g th e m th e U N W L A . A l th o u g h th e re p o rts cam e fro m su ch d iv erse g ro u p s a s : A sso cia tio n of F o re ig n S ervice W om en, In te rn a tio n a l A sso ciatio n o f P h y sic a l E d u c a tio n an d S p o rts fo r G irls an d W om en, N a tio n a l A sso ciatio n o f C olored W o m en ’s C lubs, R elief S ociety o f th e C h u rch o f Je su s C h rist of L a tte r tic a lly e n te rin g in to th e m ilita ry an d civil serv ices. T h e tre m e n d o u s im p o rta n c e of th is a c t lies in th e f a c t t h a t it d e m o n stra te d to th e w orld t h a t w e e x ist on th e m ap as a n a tio n an d n o t only as an e th n ic g ro u p , an d t h a t o u r a sp ira tio n s fo r a n in d ep en d en t c o u n try m u s t soon e r o r la te r be fu lfilled . T h e a n n iv e rs a ry o b serv an ces of t h a t g re a t d ay — T H E F IR S T O F N O V E M B E R — g iv e u s new s tr e n g th an d new h opes fo r th e freed o m an d independence of o u r people. D ay S a in ts, U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W om en’s L eague, etc., each r e p o rt w as o f in te re s t to all p re s e n t b ecau se o f a com m on th re a d of w om anhood an d serv ice w h ich u n ite d th e m . M rs. Belle S p affo rd , P re s id e n t o f th e R elief S ociety o f th e C h u rch of Je su s C h ris t o f L a t te r D ay S ain ts, p a s t p re sid e n t of N a tio n a l C ouncil an d now H o n o ra ry M em ber, C h a irm a n o f th e C o n stitu tio n R eview C om m ittee o f N a tio n a l C ouncil, in sp e a k in g on th e re la tio n sh ip b etw een m em b er o rg a n iz a tio n s an d N a tio n a l C ouncil m ad e se v e ra l ob se rv a tio n s t h a t c a p tu re d th e th o u g h ts of th o se a tte n d in g . In sp e a k in g of th e re a so n s fo r a f f i lia tin g w ith N C W , sh e said t h a t a d esire to c o n trib u te to th e com m on good m u s t be fu lfilled “u n d e r a n u m b re lla ” — to g e th er, t h a t a d esire to develop an d ad v an ce th e p ro g ra m s o f one’s o rg a n iz a tio n g iv es re sp o n sib ili tie s to le a rn an d be stim u la te d by o th e r g ro u p s th ro u g h in fo r m atio n , ideas, v iew p o in ts and p ro g ra m s. She f u r th e r pointed o u t t h a t th e b ro ad sp e c tru m of w om en’s in te re s ts an d goals fo u n d in N C W en ric h th e p o ssi b ilitie s of th e a fo rem en tio n ed re sp o n sib ilities. M rs. S p a ffo rd s tre sse d t h a t close asso ciatio n w ith w om en doing w o rth w h ile th in g s, b u ild s confidence and fa ith . She m ad e sev eral reco m m en d atio n s fo r th e c re a tio n of a closer re la tio n sh ip b etw een N C W an d its m em b er g ro u p s. O u tsta n d in g am o n g th e m w ere p e rh a p s t h a t th e re sh ould be m o re in v o lv em en t of m em b er o r g a n iz a tio n s in th e w o rk of th e C ouncil, in p lan n in g , decision m ak in g , etc., an d t h a t th e re should be N a tio n a l C ouncil p ro g ra m s to ad v an ce th e cau ses of m em b er o rg a n iz a tio n s. T h e luncheon p ro g ra m s fo r th e tw o d ay s w ere d evoted to en v i ro n m e n ta l p ro b lem s u n d e r th e title — O nly One E a rth . On Oc to b e r 11, M rs. S h irle y T em ple B lack re p o rte d on th e U .N . Con fe re n c e on th e H u m a n E n v iro n m e n t w hich m e t a t S tockholm in Ju n e , 1972. M rs. B lack w as an o fficial U. S. D eleg ate to th a t m eetin g . On O ctober 12, M rs. R u th B. E u ssell, a n In te rn a tio n al C ouncil of W om en re p re s e n ta tiv e to th e U .N . on E n v iro n m e n t, and D r. P e rs ia C am pbell, U .N . R e p re se n ta tiv e o f th e In te rn a tio n al O rg an iz a tio n of C onsum e rs ’ U nions, ad d re sse d th e luncheon g ro u p on H elp fu l W ays to P ro te c t T h a t E a rth . T he new P re s id e n t o f N a tio n a l C ouncil of W om en is M rs. L loyd J. P hillips, w ho, as C h a irm a n of th e N C W C o m m ittee on G oals an d A im s, sp e a rh e a d ed th e sp o n so rsh ip o f le a d e rsh ip tr a in in g p ro g ra m s to p re p a re y o u n g people fo r v o lu n ta ry co m m u n ity w ork. T h re e colleges h a v e ex p re sse d a n in te re s t in in clu d in g su ch co u rses in th e ir p ro g ra m s. M rs. P h illip s is an e x p e rt on vol- u n te e rism an d is th e a u th o r o f a book on t h a t su b je c t called T he W orld o f th e Do Good. T h e o u tg o in g P re sid e n t, M rs. H ope S k illm an S c h a ry , w ho h ad b een d e sig n a te d O u tsta n d in g V o lu n teer of th e y e a r on M ay 25, 1972, b y th e S ervice C lubs C oun cil o f M a n h a tta n , le ft h e r p o si tio n as p re s id e n t b u t n o t as ac tiv e m em b er. S he w ill be fu lly occupied w ith N C W in te re s ts in th e 8 5 th A n n iv e rsa ry c eleb ratio n of th e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W om en w h ich w ill ta k e place in W a s h in g to n , D. C. on A p ril 10, 1973 an d in th e T rie n n ia l M eetin g of th e In te rn a tio n a l C ouncil of W om en in V ien n a in Ju n e , 1973. A ll th o se a tte n d in g th is 42nd B ien n ial M eetin g of th e N a tio n a l C ouncil w ere deeply sad d en ed by th e new s o f th e d e a th on M rs. D e W itt S te tte n , w ho p assed aw ay on O ctober 6 th . M rs. S te t te n w as know n an d a d m ire d by all N C W m em b ers. S he w as a g u e st a t sev eral U N W L A a ffa irs an d w as alw ay s deeply in te re s te d in th e Soyuz U k rain o k . H e r p a s s in g h a s le ft an im p o ssib le-to -re- place v acan cy in th e ra n k s of d ed icated o rg a n iz a tio n w om en. A lex a n d ra I. R izn yk U N W L A R ep. to N C W НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1972 27
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