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OUR LIFE MONTHLY , 'published b]' Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Vol. XX XI. SEPTEMBER, 1974 No. 8 General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention MINNEAPOLIS — MAY 26-JUNE 1, 1974 General Federation of Wom en’s Clubs, the largest women’s organization in America, held its 83rd annual convention at the Radisson Hotel in Minneapo lis, May 25—June 1, 1974. Reg istered delegates and guests numbered 1249 representing 11 million club members in 50 States of the Union, and Inter national Clubs in foreign coun tries. The spirit of Adm inistra tion’s theme., “Respect, Refer ence and Responsibility” pre vailed throughout the conven tion week beginning with the 7 :30 prayer breakfast Mon day, May 27 th, and ending with the inaugural address of the newly elected President, Mrs. Carroll E. Miller on Friday night, May 31st. Convention highlights: Nu merous awards to clubs for out standing achievements in com munity development, crime prevention, polution, rights of juveniles, energy preservation, safety, youth projects and others. Convention program was interspersed with business ses sions, 7:30 AM parliamentary procedure workshops, by-law amendments, resolutions, speak ers, musical entertainment, theatre, tours., lunches, and banquets. Speakers covered a variety of topics—Energy sit uation, Farming, Communica tions, business, economy., social, youth and world problems. Most relevant to the thinking and the feelings of the ethnics was a talk by Hon. W alter H. Judd on the topic of “W hat’s Ahead For America.'4 He depicted in his speech the perils of U.S.A., as a free society and the struggle be tween two systems—Communist USSR and free USA . . . the rev- Mrs. Carrol E. Miller elected presi dent of GFWC. olution from within and the So viet scheme of power and de ception . . . Breszhnev’s agree ments . . . the warning of Solzhe nitzyn . . . the 100 million people turned over to USSR in so short a time in history . . . these are the things for Ameri cans to ponder. Mr. Judd urged Americans to study the adversary, USSR in partic ular, to understand other peo- peoples, cultures and systems,, and to understand American system . . . develop passion and pride for the American system. ’’Power comes from commit ment to a cause and not to an idea” . . . “Our forefathers pledged their lives, their for tunes, and their sacred hon- or“ . . . we must recapture this faith if America is to continue as a world leader,” warned Mr. Judd. Ukrainian delegates from women's organizations fell into two divisions of GFWC’s struc ture : In the International Clubs, Mrs. Stefania Sawchuk of Tor onto, Canada, represented World Federation of Ukrainian Wo men's Organizations (SFUZO). In the Associate Members Divi sion, Mrs. Maria Kwitkowsky represented Ukrainian Gold Cross; and Ukrainian National Women's League (SUA) was represented by Mrs. Anastasia Volker of Detroit. The Ukrainian delegation had several areas of specific interest. Thursday., May 30th, the Associate member rep resentatives were presented to the convention and our delegates — Mrs. Kwitkowsky and Mrs. Volker, were luncheon guests of the retiring President, Mrs. Kermit V. Haugan, in her suite. The luncheon meeting was pre sided by President-elect, Mrs. C. E. Miller. During this time each associate member delegate had an opportunity to give a brief sketch of her organiza tion’s objectives and activities. Questions were asked,, and Mrs. Kwitkowsky and Mrs. Volker had a chance to speak about Ukrainian question as a captive nation, human rights, and Uk raine’s situation in the world arena. After lunch, a presenta tion of a wooden egg (inlaid with beads, mother of pearl, and carved) was made to both Mrs. Haugan and Mrs. Miller by Mrs. Volker from S oliz Ukrainok, in appreciation for the opportunity to meet with the leaders of GFWC’s in this small setting. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ВЕРЕСЕНЬ, 1974
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