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A n o th e r h ig h lig h t fo r th e U k ra in ia n d eleg ates w as th e In te rn a tio n a l lu nch eo n on M ay 3 1st, a tte n d e d b y o v er 600 d el eg a te s an d g u ests. A p a ra d e of In te rn a tio n a l C lubs’ re p re s e n t ativ es in n a tiv e co stu m es w as th e ad ded a ttra c tio n . C o u n tries re p rese n te d w ere: E sto n ia, L a t v ia, L ith u a n ia , G reece, P h ilip p ines, G uam , C an ad a an d U k rain e. In reg io n al an d n atio n al co stu m es th e la rg e st co n tin g en t w as U k ra in ia n th a n k s to th e 12 ladies fro m Souz U k rain o k an d G old C ross o f M inneapolis., p lu s o u r 3 d eleg ates. A sid e fro m th e w eek-long ac tiv itie s o f th e G FW C C on v entio n, U k ra in ia n d eleg ates h a d an o p p o rtu n ity to m eet w ith th e o rg an ized w om en o f th e M in ne apolis U k ra in ia n C o m m u nity , on W ednesday., M ay 2 9 th . P rio r to a jo in t m eetin g , A n a sta sia V olk er m et w ith m em b ers o f S U A B ran ch es 36 an d 110 an d h ad a ch an ce to d iscu ss w ith th em o rg an iz atio n al m a tte rs . P ro b lem s o f m em b ersh ip , co nv en tio n of S U A in N o v em b er,ed u ca tion,, c o m m itte e ’s w ork, p o ssib il ity of a reg io n al council an d a d d itio n al b ra n c h es to be organ ized , etc. T h e jo in t d in n er m eetin g w as h eld a t L ittle Ja c k ’s R e s ta u ra n t in N o rth E a s t M in n eap olis, an d som e 50 ladies fro m Souz U k rain o k , G old C ross, O rth o d o x C h u rch C atho lic com m u n ity w ere p resen t. T h is w as a ra re o p p o rtu n ity to m eet w ith b eau tifu l, d ed icated and h a rd w o rk in g U k ra in ia n club w om en. T h e d eleg ates w ere deeply h o n ored to sh a re th e ir ex perien ces a t th e convention. M rs. K w it- k o w sky and M rs. V olk er o u t lined b rie fly th e w ork of G eneral F e d e ra tio n of W om en 's C lubs and co nv en tio n p ro g ra m an d p ro ced u res, w hile M rs. S te fa n ia S aw ch u k expounded th e h isto ry o f SFU Z O . T h e M inneapolis w om en h ad a ch ance to ask q u es tions., an d it w as tru ly a g re a t m eetin g . F ro m th e sta n d p o in t of Souz U k rain o k , y o u r O rg an iz a tio n al (M em b ersh ip ) C h airm an re a ffirm s th e n o tio n th a t only th ro u g h p erso n al co n ta c t an d v isits to th e v ario u s R egional C ouncils an d B ran ch es w ill w e stre n g th e n S U A and g ain m em b ers. W edn esd ay w as an actio n -filled d ay fo r th e U k ra in ia n d eleg ates. P rio r to th e ev en in g d in n er m eetin g w ith th e M inneapolis U k ra in ia n w om en, th e d eleg ates w ere p riv ileg ed to be lu nch eo n g u ests o f D r. and M rs. A . A. G ran o w sk y of S t. P aul, w ho also a rra n g e d a to u r to th e L ib ra ry o f Im m ig ra n t A rch iv es a t th e U n iv e rsity o f M in nesota. T h is p ro v ed to be one o f th e ex c itin g h ig h lig h ts of th e w eek. T h e C en te r fo r Im m ig ra tio n S tu d ies an d Im m ig ra n t A rch iv es L ib ra ry is a sto ry in itse lf an d calls fo r a w rite up a t a la te r d ate. S u ffice it to sta te th a t th e L ib ra ry h o uses ■one o f th e la rg e st an d m o st im p o rta n t collections o f U k ra in ian m a te ria ls in th e U n ited S ta te s. It is a reso u rce c e n te r fo r e th n ic stu d ie s fo r som e 16,000 stu d e n ts a t th e M in n eso ta U n i v e rsity c u rre n tly enrolled, in clu d in g som e 200 U k ra in ia n b ack g ro u n d stu d e n ts. T h e b asis of th e U k ra in ia n collection w as th e p erso n al lib ra ry o f D r. A . A . G ran o vsky , a w ell-know n U k rain - ian -A m erican sch o lar an d p ro fe s so r em e ritu s a t th e U n iv e rsity of M in nesota. It w as indeed a th rill to see a collection o f “ O ur L ife ” jo u rn a l, an d th o u sa n d s of jo u rn a ls, periodicals,, books, m icro film s, an d o th e r v alu ab le m ate ria ls. A sp ecial “ S alu te to D r. G ran o w sk y ” an d people w ho h elped h im to m ak e th is m o n u m en ta l p ro je c t a re a lity and p rid e, o f n o t only T w in C ity U k ra in ia n s b u t U k ra in ia n s th ro u g h o u t th e U SA . O ne m ig h t ask, w h a t is th e v alu e of U k ra in ia n w om en ’s p a rtic ip a tio n in a co nv en tio n of G F W C 's m ag n itu d e. T h e an sw er -such p a rtic ip a tio n p ro v id es an av en u e fo r b e tte r u n d e rsta n d in g o f A m erican w om en’s w ork, it o ffe rs an o p p o rtu n ity to cem en t frie n d sh ip s b etw een U k ra in ia n and A m erican w om en; it serv es as a vehicle to d issem in a te k n o w ledge ab o u t U k ra in ia n s and U k rain e; it h elp s to b u ild b rid g es of u n d e rsta n d in g am o n g d iffe r e n t c u ltu ra l b ack g ro u n d peoples in o u r so ciety ; it a g ain lends em p h asis to th e fa c t th a t c u ltu r al h e rita g e an d e th n ic ity is a le g acy th a t h a s ad ded a n o th e r d im ension to th e A m erican m osaic o f p lu ra listic -m u lti-lin g u a l so ciety, an d th a t th e m eltin g p o t th e o ry is a M y th. U n ity in D i v e rsity Is A m erica. Anastasia Volker A leader sees things through the eyes of his followers. A lead er puts himself in their shoes, and helps them make their dreams come true. L y d ia D aleka* ‘LO O K H O W T H E M O O N H A S M O V E D ’ L ook how th e m oon h as m oved — a cen so r m ad e of gold — and, scarcely visible in d a rk sk ies, sm o k e’s extended. In silence let th a t w ord, th a t m iracle, be told. O ne n eeds no o th e r th em e : in th is all’s co m p reh en ded . S om ew here am o n g th e s ta rs m y e a rth ly songs d ream y et, b u t se c rets of th e h e ig h ts h e re show th em selv es so lig h tly . A nd m u tu a l loneliness b y lu cen t d ay is m et fro m n e a rn e ss fa r rem o ved , in concord sh in in g b rig h tly . (F ro m “A u s trlia ’s U k ra in ia n P o e ts” — H a w th o rn e P re ss, M elbourne, A u stra lia ) * L y d ia D a le k a : B o rn in U k r a in e in 1903 an d e d u c a te d th e r e in sch o o ls a n d p e d a g o g ic in s tit u te (d ip lo m a in s c ie n c e ). E m ig r a te d to A u str a lia in 1950 a n d li v e s in A d e la id e . L ite r a r y w o r k p u b lish e d in U k r a in ia n m a g a z in e s and a n jth o icg ies in v a r io u s c o n tin e n ts. H as p u b lish e d a c o lle c t io n of p o e m s, “Z e p h y r and B r e e z e s ,” an d a b o o k of c h ild r e n ’s v e r s e s . Is k e e n ly in te r e ste d in th e te c h n ic a l a sp e cts and p r o b le m s o f p ro so d y , ep e'cia lly eu p h o n y . 20 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ВЕРЕСЕНЬ, 1974 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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