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Iryna and her two companions found themselves in the middle of London with lots of cash — English money, American money and of course the personal jewelry each had for decorative purposes. The task now was to safely bring the money back to the hotel. Both Iryna and Martha are former girls scouts, and all three are Soyuzi anky so, what could have gone wrong? The bag with the “loot” went under Iryna’s coat (it was raining, thank goodness), Martha Chomiak walked beside her, carry ing a “lethal” umbrella, while Mrs. Rozankowsky, assum ing her "no-nonsense, don’t you mess with me” expres sion, covered the rear. Our fearless threesome encountered trouble only at the registration desk, when people from the National Council of Great Britain (NCGB) did not want to take the money for the group right away. At this point, Iryna, having had enough of her undercover work, let it be known, in no uncertain terms, that the Ukrainian ladies from UNWLA were going to be registered — tout de suite! Iryna was very impressed with the opening ceremo nies of the Conference, which were held in Logan Hall at the Institute of Education, a college situated a short walk from their hotel. Mrs. Mary Mayne, President of the National Council of Women of Great Britain (NCGB) opened the proceedings. A short welcome was deli vered by The Worshipful Mayor of Camden, Councillor Julian Fulbrook, who said he felt particularly gratified to be able to speak at this gathering, because the mayor before him was a woman and the one after him will probably also be a woman. This remark, Iryna said, did get laughs. The Baroness Young, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs spoke about the achieve ments of the women’s movement. The concluding ad dress was delivered by the President of the International Council of Women, Dame Miriam Dell DBE, who wished the participants a productive and successful meeting. The Interfaith Service, which followed an informal Newly elected president of the ICW Dr. Sook Ja Hong with Iryna. Новообрана голова МЖР — д-р Сук'я Гонґ з І. Куровицькою. І Куровицька здоровкається з Прем'єр міністром Тачер. I. Kurowycky meeting with М. Thatcher. reception, was very moving, Iryna recalled. Appointed delegates from various nations read prayers, one from each faith — Hindu, Judaism, Muslim, Christian, Bud dhist and Bahai. She showed me a booklet with the prayers and they are beautiful and meaningful, not only for an international conference but to the state of our world today. At a government reception at Lancaster House that evening, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made an appearance. Iryna described her as an elegant, attrac tive and very gracious lady. Shaking hands with the Prime Minister, Iryna introduced herself as a member of the American delegation, underscoring the fact that she was Ukrainian. She thanked Prime Minister Thatcher for supporting the actions of President Reagan in the Libyan affair. Iryna stated that Mrs. Thatcher was very pleased with this impromtu and sincere message from the U.S. At this point in my interview with Iryna Kurowycky I was beggining to form serious personal vendetta plans directed against Muamar Gaddafi. Forty nations sent their delegates to this Conference in London. President Dame Miraim Dell in her speech at the opening of the Plenary Conference spoke about the achievements of the ICW. One of its greatest successes was attaining status as a Non-Governmental Organiza tion (NGO) with Consultative Status Category 1 with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. ICW was one of the first organizations to be recognized, as such. President Dell emphasized that the ICW has continued fighting for the independence of women in every endea vor. She pledged that, in the spirit of Nairobi, the ICW will carry on educating women, training them in de cision-making procedures, enabling them to become leaders in communities and governments. 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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