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OUR LIFE MONTHLY , 'published by Ukrainian National Womens League of America Vol. XX XI. JULY-AUGUST, 1974 Tour of 'Little Ukraine 7 in New York Women from 23 countries were on a tour of “Little Uk raine” in downtown New York City on the afternoon of April 17, 1974,, following a reception and a musical program attended by 70 foreign, American and Ukrainian women. Sponsored under the auspices of the Inter national Hospitality Committee of the National Council of Wom en of U.S., of which the Ukrain- national Women’s League of America (UNWLA) is a mem ber, the event was coordinated by UNWLA Public Relations Chairman Mrs. Mary Dushnyck, who is a member of said Hospi tality Committee. The Hospitality Committee in vites to weekly cultural events wives of United Nations and oth er diplomats., of scholars and re searchers, consular personnel, etc. Notices of each program are sent by the Committee’s Chair man, Mrs. Betti Salzman, to the U. S. State Department, the U.S. Ambassador to the UN., and the New York City Mayor’s Recep tion Committee. Openings on the limited guest list for these events are much sought by for eign women living in New York. Among the guests present at the April 17 program were wives of ambassadors, ministers and Fulbright scholars and UN per sonnel, from 11 European coun tries, 4 Asian, 3 African, Aus tralia., South America, the Carib bean, Canada and the United States. The program began at the UNWLA New York Center m the Self Reliance bank building on Second Avenue, with introduc tory remarks by Mrs. Salzman. She then presented Mrs Mary Dushnyck, who greeted the guests and gave a brief back ground of the Ukrainian settle ment in America, going- back to the first settlers in Jamestown, Virginia in the ealy part of the 17th century., to General Tur- chyn of the Civil War, Rev. Aga- pius Honcherenko, and the set tlement of Ukrainians on the lower east side of New York City. She also outlined briefly the growth of the UNWLA and its publications,OUR LIFE Ma gazine, Lesya Ukrainka’s book Spirit of Flame, etc.,, and of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations (WFU W O). The guests received copies of a UNWLA brochure outlining its goals and activities. Mrs. Oksana Rak, President of the UNWLA New York Re gional Council, welcomed the guests to the reception, prepared by Council members, at which homemade Ukrainian pastries and paska, coffee, and tea were served. An Easter table with an embroidered cloth, paskas, py sanky and candles proved inter esting to the guests, as did sev eral books and brochures. One lady remarked, upon seeing a brochure on Archipenko’s sculp ture, “I never knew Archipen ko was Ukrainian!” During the reception the guests were entertained with folk songs by a youthful group from the Bandurist Singers of the Dumka Chorus., including Irene and Lydia Czorny, Oksana Sydoriak, Yaroslava Salenko and Mark Iwasykiw, who were re ceived enthusiastically, with one guest considering having them entertain at a wedding. In in troducing the young performers, Mrs. Dushnyck commended them for helping preserve our Ukrain No. 7 ian heritage and contributing to America’s cultural mosaic. On the tour of “Little Uk raine,” led by Mrs. Dushnyck., with the cooperation of Dr. Irene Padoch, Vice President of the N. Y. Regional Council, visited were the ceramic and art studio of Slava Gerulak, UNWLA Arts & Museum Chairm an; the en amel art studio of Szong-Rusych, who hosted the guests; Surma’s store., where Yaroslava Surmach Mills greeted old friends; the Arka shop, Diadem, Baczynsky’s meat market, EKO and so forth. Many Ukrainian sights were pointed out enroute — the Self Reliance bank and its commun ity center with an art gallery, St. George’s Church and School (the latter closed for Easter holidays), the Ukrainian Na tional Home,, the Plast building, and the like. Guests were sur prised at the individuality of the Ukrainian colony’s life downtown and distinctiveness of its culture; many want to re visit several places and explore new ones. Some ladies wish to learn the art of enamel and py- sanka painting, of pottery and ceramics and Ukrainian baking. Many said it opened up a new horizon for them as to history and culture, and that this was one of the most interesting pro grams they had ever attended. Contributing to the reception preparations were Mrs. O. Rak, Dr. I. Padoch, Mesdames N ata lia Walko, Lesia Goy, M arta Ja- cuszko, Luba Artymyshyn, So fia Serafyn. Myrosl.ava Sawchak and Oksana Schur. Besides those mentioned above, present at the reception were Mesdames Helen Prociuk., WFUWO Public Relations Chairm an; Alexandra Riznyk, UNWLA Vice President; Dora НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИПЕНЬ-СЕРПЕНЬ, 1974 23
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