U C C A C O N G R E S S T O C O N V E N E N E X T W E E K E N D IN N E W Y O R K
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y . (U C C A
S p e c ia l).\u2014 O v e r 8 0 0 d e le g a te s
and guests are expected to at\u00ad
te n d
th e
Congress of
A m eri\u00ad
c a n s
o f
U k ra in ia n
D escent,
w h ic h
w ill
c o n v e n e
O c to b e r
\u0432 - 8, 1972, a t th e C om m odore
H otel in New
Y o rk
C ity . T h is
is the
e le v e n th
trie n n ia l
c o n \u00ad
g r e s s
s in c e
th e
in c e p tio n
o f
th e
U C C A
i n
M ay
1 9 4 0 .
P ro g ra m
T he
p ro g ra m
o f
th e
c o n \u00ad
g r e s s ,t o
b e g in
Friday, Octo\u00ad
ber 6, will em brace a series of
im p o rta n t
e v e n ts
a n d
a c tiv i\u00ad
tie s ,n o ta b ly
th e p le n a ry
s e s \u00ad
sio n s,th e
w o rk
o f
13 special
com m ittees,
lu n c h e o n s ,
th e
congressional banquet and the
e le c tio n o f n e w
o f f ic e r s
of the
U C C A .
The plenary sessions w ill be
h e ld
i n
th e
G rand
B a llro o m ,
w here
th e
b a n q u e t
w ill
a ls o
be held Saturday
n ig h t, w h ile
th e
com m ittees
w ill w o rk
in
s e p a r a te
c o n fe re n c e
room s.
E ach
c o m m itte e , h e a d e d
by a
chairm an, w ill com prise a cer\u00ad
ta in
num ber of
m em ber-dele\u00ad
g a te s a tte n d in g
th e
c o n g r e s s .
A m o n g th e m
are: the com\u00ad
m ittee
o n
U k ra in ia n
s c h o o ls ,
U k r a in ia n y o u th , a c o m m itte e
dealing w ith the political situ\u00ad
a tio n
i n
U k ra in e
a n d
hum an
rig h ts , c o m m itte e s o n U k ra in \u00ad
ia n
c u ltu re
a n d
s c h o la r s h ip ,
C hurch affairs, com m ittees on
external and
in te rn a l
a f f a i r s ,
b a n q u e t
co m m ittee
a n d
th e
re s o lu tio n s
com m ittee.
T he
latter com m ittee will be com \u00ad
prised of editors of U krainian
n e w s p a p e rs w ith in
th e U C C A
e y s te m
o r
th e ir
r e p r e s e n ta \u00ad
tiv e s .
P ro c e e d in g s
T h e c o n g r e s s w ill b e o p e n e d
b y
th e
U C C A
P re s id e n t,
D r.
L ev
E . D o b ria n e k y ,
in
th e
p r e s e n c e
o f
th e
fu ll
E x e c u \u00ad
tive C om m ittee, follow ed by a
special prayer-invocation
d e l\u00ad
iv e re d b y a U k ra in ia n
c le rg y \u00ad
m an, and
th e
s in g in g
o f
th e
A m erican
a n d
U k ra in ia n
anthem s.
T he
c o n g r e s s
i t s e l f
w ill be
c o n d u c te d
b y
a
p re s id iu m
e le c te d
b y
th e
d e le g a te s
a n d
c o n s is tin g
o f
a
chairm an,
fo u r
vice-chairm en,
tw o
s e c \u00ad
re ta rie s
a n d
tw o
a s s is ta n t
B ecretaries. The congress w ill
also elect an
h o n o ra ry
p r e s i\u00ad
d iu m
to be com posed of prom \u00ad
in e n t U C C A
senior m em bers.
It w ill also
e le c t
m em bers
o f
th e
s p e c ia l
com m ittees,
c o n s is tin g
o f
5
t o
9
p e rs o n s ,
h e a d e d
b y
a-chairm an;
th e s e
w ill a ls o in c lu d e a r e p r e s e n ta \u00ad
tiv e
e le c te d
b y
th e
U C C A
E x e c u tiv e
C o m m itte e ,
a
s p e \u00ad
c ia lis t
in
a
g iv e n
a r e a .
T he
chairm an
of the
p re -c o n g re s s
a c tin g
com m ittees
w ill
a n \u00ad
n o u n c e
a t
th e
c o n g re s s
th e
tim e and place of the com m it\u00ad
te e m e e tin g s a n d w ill c o n d u c t
a n
e le c tio n
o f
th e
r e s p e c tiv e
c o m m itte e s . T h e y w ill p ro v id e
all the
m a te ria l fo r
th e
com \u00ad
m ittees' w ork
a n d
a
p ro g ra m
speaker. Each
c o m m itte e w ill
p r e p a r e
a
report of its delib\u00ad
erations, and
subm it its
c o n \u00ad
c lu s io n s
t o
th e
re s o lu tio n
com m ittee.
C h a irm e n
o f
th e
com m ittees
w ill t a k e
p a r t
in
th e
w o rk
o f
th e
re s o lu tio n s
co m m ittee
a n d
w ill r e p o r t
t o
th e
p le n a ry
s e s s io n
o n
th e
results of their
w o rk .
D e le g a te s w ill h a v e a
rig h t
t o
a d d r e s s
q u e s tio n s
a n d
in -
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p. 8)
D r. K ondra
S u c c e e d s
M sgr. K ushnir as UCC
P r e s i d e n t
T U R N -O V E R
I N
E X E C U T IV E
P O S T S
H E L D
I N
L IN E
W ITH
R O T A T IO N A L
S Y S T E M
W IN N IP E G ,
M an.
\u2014
D r.
P e te r A . K o n d ra , 6 1 -y e a r-o ld
s c ie n tis t
a n d
U k ra in ia n
C an\u00ad
a d ia n c o m m u n ity a c tiv is t, h a s
s u c c e e d e d
M sgr.
D r.
B asil
K ushnir
a s
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C o m m it\u00ad
te e ,
in lin e w ith th e ro ta tio n a l
s y s te m
a d o p te d
a t th e
U C C s
la s t
c o n g re s s
i n
O c to b e r
o f
1971.
T he
t r a n s f e r
o f
e x e c u tiv e
p o sts,o n
th e
basis of
o rg a n \u00ad
iz a tio n a l
ro ta tio n ,
w as
h e ld
S a tu rd a y ,
S e p te m b e r
2 3 ,
i n
W i n n i p e g , M a .n ., t h e
s e a t
o f
C a n a d a 's
c e n tr a l
U k ra in ia n
o rg a n iz a tio n .
D r. K o n d ra is th e re p re s e n \u00ad
ta tiv e
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
S e lf-
R e lia n c e
L e a g u e
o f
C a n jjla ,
th e
o rg a n iz a tio n
e n title d
t o
the post of presidency accord\u00ad
ing to
th e
p rin c ip le s
a d o p te d
at the
last congress.
M sgr.
K ushnir
w as
th e
re p re s e n ta tiv e
of the
U k ra in \u00ad
ia n
C a th o d e
B ro th e rh o o d
o f
C a n a d a . T h e 7 9 -y e a r-o ld
o u t\u00ad
going president served in that
p o s t fro m
1940 through 1953,
a n d
th e n
a g a in
fro m
1957 up
t o
th e
p r e s e n t.
H e
w as
a ls o
th e
f ir s t
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
W orld
C ongress
o f
F re e
U k\u00ad
rainians, serving
tw o
y e a r s
fro m
1968 through
1970, and
is
n o w
i t s
v ic e -p re s id e n t.
H e
re m a in s o n th e U C C e x e c u tiv e
a s
f i f t h
v ic e -p re s id e n t.
O th e r
o f f ic e r s
w ho
w ere
sw o rn
i n
a t
th e
S e p te m b e r
2 3 rd
banquet here are: A. J.
Pawlik, Dr. M . Suchowersky,
G . H w o z d iily c h , I . I w a n c h u k ,
P .
B ashuk,
L
K arasevych,
M sgr.
K u sh n ir,
B .
L .
K o r-
chynsky, M rs. Victoria
Sym -
chich, Dr. I. Hlynka, and
B .
G e n g a lo .
T he
n e w
p re s id e n t
a n d
a ll
o th e r
o f f ic e r s
w ere
sw o rn
in
b y
J u s tic e
J .
R .
S o lo m o n .
Som e
5 0 0
p e r s o n s ,
a tte n d in g
th is
s p e c ia l
o c c a s io n ,
h e a r d
D r.
K ushnir
e x te n d
b e s t
w ishes to his successor as he
p r e s e n te d
th e
p re s id e n t's
gavel to D r. K ondra. Voicing
expressions of thanks
t o
th e
o u tg o in g p re s id e n t w a s p a s to r
I v a n
K o w a le w y c h ,
r e p r e s e n \u00ad
tative of the U krainian
B a p t\u00ad
ist Churches.
A rchbishop
-
M e tro p o lita n
M a x im
H erm aniuk offered
th e
in v o c a tio n
i n
o p e n in g
th e
b a n q u e t, w h ile
B is h o p
B o ry s
of the Ukrainian
G reek -O rth \u00ad
o d o x
C hurch
d e liv e re d
th e
b e n e d ic tio n .--
"^m J% F
W ritten
m essages
fro m
P rim e
M in ister
P ie rre
T ru -
d e a u , M a n ito b a
P rim e
M in is\u00ad
ter E. Shreier, Saskatchew an
L t. G o v e rn o r
S te p h e n
W o ro -
b e tz
a n d
W in n ip e g
M ayor
S te p h e n
J u b a
w ere
r e a d
i n
the course of the fete.
A m ong
s c o r e s
o f
p o litic a l
a n d
civic leaders present w as
Sen. Paul Yuzyk, UNA
V ic e -
P r e s id e n t
fo r
C anada,
a n d
J o h n
H ew ryk,
chairm an
o f
U N A 's
A u d itin g
C o m m itte e ,
w ho
r e p r e s e n te d
S o y u z
o n
this occasion.
D IE F E N B A K E R S E E K S T O A L L A Y
P L IG H T O F IN T E L L E C T U A L S
N ew
J e r s e y ,
N .Y .
U N A
D istric ts
S et
fo r
Y ea r-E n d
D rives
S im ila r m e e tin g s a r e
b e in g
NEW ARK,
N .J. \u2014
F o rty -
tw o
o f f ic e r s
a n d
m em bers
o f
fo u r
n o rth e rn
N ew
J e r s e y
U N A
D istric ts,
m e e tin g
a t
Irv in g to n '8 U k ra in ia n
C om m u
n ity
C e n te r
S u n d a y , S e p te m \u00ad
b e r
24, heard
re p o rts
o n
th e
p r o g r e s s
o f
S o y u z
m em ber\u00ad
s h ip
d riv e
a n d
s e t
p la n s
i n
m otion for th e year-end m em \u00ad
bership cam paign
d e s ig n e d
t o
b rin g
in a
total of5 ,7 0 0 new
m em bers
fo r
th e
y e a r .
h e ld
d u rin g
S e p te m b e r
a n d
O c to b e r
i n
som e
3 0
c e n te r s
o f
U N A
lif e
a c r o s s
th e
U .S .
a n d
C a n a d a , in
th e
m idst of
th e in te n s iv e d riv e .
P re s id in g o v e r th e
m e e tin g
in N ew ark
w as Perth
A m boy
D istric t
chairm an
O m elan
H rab,
a s s is te d
b y
N ew ark
chairm an
J u lia n
B a ra n iu k ,
H udson
C o u n ty
chairm an
(C o n tin n e d
o n
p. 4)
H onor
A ta m a n e tz
a s 'M a n
of Year
9
i n
C h ic a g o
C H IC A G O , H I. \u2014
O n
S u n \u00ad
d a y ,
A ugust
2 7 ,
n e a rly
3 0 0
p e o p le , in c lu d in g B is h o p J a r o -
elav'G abro,
h o n o re d
D m y tro
A ta m a n e tz
a s
th e
U k ra in ia n
M an of the Y ear. H e w as pre-
e e n te d
w ith
a
s c r o ll
w h ic h
h o n o re d
h im
b e c a u s e h e '" d e \u00ad
d ic a te d
him self
fu lly
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch;
w orked
w ith
lo v e
a n d
d e e p
u n d e rs ta n d in g
in
th e
fo rm a\u00ad
tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
y o u th
over three
g e n e ra tio n s
i n
C h ic a g o la n d ;
c o n trib u te d
im m ensely to the developm ent
o f
U k ra in ia n
a rt
a n d
c u ltu re
in th e U .S .A !; s to o d
s te a d f a s t
over the years as a m odel of
U k r a in ia n C a th o lic m a n h o o d ."
T he
o c c a s io n
w as
th e
U k\u00ad
ra in ia n
w eekend
o f
S t.
Jo \u00ad
s e p h 's
a n n u a l
A cres
o f
F u n
F e s tiv a l.
B efo re
th e
fe s tiv a l
d in n e r
h e ld
in t h e c h u r c h
hall, B ish\u00ad
o p
G abro,
w ith
R ev.
Jam es
Poorm an,
p a r is h
a s s is ta n t,
[ a n d
Rev. Thom as
G ly n n ,
S t.
N ic h o la s C a th e d r a l
a s s is ta n t,
[c e le b ra te d
a
D iv in e
L itu rg y
fo r
th e
fre e d o m
o f
C h rist's
iu rc h in U k ra in e a n d fo r th e
\u0437 \u0442
a n d
independence of
\u0456 \u0435
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n . A t
th e
D m y tro
A ta m a n e tz ,
9 1 ,
re c e iv e s
s c r o ll
h o n o rin g
h im
a s
U k ra in ia n
M an
of the
Year during
th e
U k ra in ia n
W eekend,
A ugust
2 6 -2 7 , a t
th e
A cres
o f
F u n
fe s tiv a l
s p o n s o re d
b y
S t. J o s e p h 's U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic p a ris h
in C h ic a g o . M r. A ta \u00ad
m a n e tz
I s
show n
a b o v e
re c e iv in g
th e
s c r o ll
fro m
W alter
S a w k h v , c o m m itte e c h a irm a n a n d W a lte r R a rd y g u la , fe s tiv a l
chairm an.
B is h o p
J a r o s la v
G abro,
fo rm er
s tu d e n t
o f
M r.
A tam anetz, Is seen
th ird
fro m
th e
l e f t .
conclusion of the Liturgy one
o f
th e
in to n e m e n ts
o f
"M no-
h a y a
L ita "
w a s g iv e n
b y
th e
B is h o p
fo r
M r. A ta m a n e tz .
The vast throng
that partici\u00ad
p a te d jo in e d to g e th e r w ith S t.
J o s e p h 's
C hurch
C h o ir in
th e
singing of the
hym n.
D u rin g
th e
fe s tiv a l
d in n e r,
p r e p a r e d
b y
M rs. M ary
M ar-
c h u k a n d h e r c o m m itte e , m o re
a c c o la d e s
w ere
a c c o rd e d
t o
th e
h o n o re e . C h ild re n
o f
th e
p a r is h
d r e s s e d
in
n a tiv e
U k\u00ad
ra in ia n
a t t i r e
p r e s e n te d
th e
h o n o re d
g u e s t
w ith
a
tra d i\u00ad
tio n a l " k o ro v a y " , th e s p e c ia l\u00ad
l y
b a k e d
b re a d
s y m b o liz in g
lo v e
a n d
a b u n d a n c e .
T h a t
" k o r o v a y "
a n d
tw o
o th e rs
p r e s e n te d
t o
B is h o p
G abro
a n d
t o
F a th e r
S h a ry ,
w ere
b a k e d
b y
M rs. Olga
M e ln y k ,
(C o n tin u e d
on p. \u0417\u0456.
O tta w a ,
O n t.\u2014 " T h e
a c tio n
d ire c te d b y th e S o v ie t a u th o r \u00ad
itie s
i n
U k ra in e
a g a in s t
th e
s o -c a lle d
d is s id e n ts
i s
c le a rly
ille g a l
a n d
u n c o n s titu tio n a l
a n d
in d ire c t v io la tio n
t o
th e
p ro v is io n s
o f
th e
U niversal
D e c la ra tio n
o f
H um an
R ig h ts ,"
s a id
fo rm er
P rim e
M in is te r J o h n
G. Diefenbaker
of Canada
in a letter to
fo u r
in te rn a tio n a l
h u m a n ita ria n
o rg a n iz a tio n s
i n
a n
e f f o r t
t o
a lle v ia te th e p lig h tjo l th e
a r\u00ad
r e s te d
in te lle c tu a ls .
M r. D ie fe n b a k e r
h e a d s
th e
In te rn a tio n a l
H um an
R ig h ts
D efense
C o m m itte e ,
fo rm ed
la s t
w in te r
o n
th e
in itia tiv e
of a n d in c o o p e ra tio n w ith th e
H u m a n R ig h ts C o m m issio n o f
th e
W orld
C ongress
o f
F re e
U k ra in ia n s . H e a d in g
th e
la t\u00ad
te r
g ro u p ,
w h ic h
h a s
a ls o
w ritte n
m em oranda
a n d
p e ti\u00ad
tio n s
t o
s c o r e s
o f
h u m a n i\u00ad
ta ria n
o rg a n iz a tio n s , is h e a d \u00ad
ed by Senator Paul Y uzyk.
C ite s
C ases
In the letter, dispatched on
August 31, 1972, M r. Diefen\u00ad
b a k e r
c ite s
'n u m e r o u s
in \u00ad
stances of unlaw ful incarcera\u00ad
tio n
o f
m any
U k ra in ia n
In \u00ad
te lle c tu a ls
w ho
" d id
n o th in g
m o re
th a n
t o
p r o te s t
th e
c lo s e d
a n d
ille g a l
t r i a l s
o f
th e ir
fe llo w -c itiz e n s
b y
v o ic \u00ad
ing their concern for the con\u00ad
s e q u e n c e s
t o
fundam ental
freedoms of the violations by
th e
Soviet authorities
o f
th e
la*v as well as under the con\u00ad
s titu tio n
of the
U S S R ."
T he
le tte rs
w ere
s e n t
t o
A m nesty
In te rn a tio n a l
in
L o n d o n , to
th e
In te rn a tio n a l
L a b o r
O rg a n iz a tio n ,
th e
In \u00ad
te rn a tio n a l
C o m m issio n
o f
J u r i s t s
a n d
i t s
C a n a d ia n
p re s id e n t
J u d g e
J o s e p h
T .
Thorson, and to the UN
E c o \u00ad
n o m ic
a n d
S o c ia l
C o u n c il.
C o m m issio n
o n
H um an
T U g h ts .
"
The letter asks that the or\u00ad
g a n iz a tio n s
in te rv e n e
"w ith
th e
S o v iet a u th o ritie s
o n
b e \u00ad
h a lf of th e in te lle c tu a ls
"w ho
a re
h e ld
i n
p riso n s
a n d
c o n \u00ad
c e n tra tio n
camps, and to sup\u00ad
p o rt th e
right of the
a c c u s e d
t o
o p e n
a n d
ju s t
t r i a l s . "
R e q u e s t R e v ie w s
T he
C o m m itte e
r e q u e s te d
th a t
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e
In te rn a tio n a l
C o m m issio n
o f
Jurists and A m nesty
In te rn a \u00ad
tional be present at the
t r i a l s
o f
th e
a r r e s te d
m en
a n d
w om en.
S in c e
som e
t r i a l s
h a v e
a l\u00ad
ready been held in secret, the
C o m m itte e
r e q u e s ts
th a t
th e
o rg a n iz a tio n s
in
q u e s tio n
d e \u00ad
m and
a
re v ie w
o f
a ll
s e n \u00ad
te n c e s
p a s s e d
in
th e
la s t
th re e
y e a r s ,
e s p e c ia lly
i n
U k ra in e
a n d
in
th e
B a ltic
c o u n trie s .
U K R A IN IA N J O U R N A L IS T S M E E T IN
T ffiR D
C O N C L A V E A T S O Y O Z IV K A
K E R H O N K S O N ,
N .Y .
\u0426 .
S ix ty -o n e
U k ra in ia n
jo u rn a l\u00ad
ists and
55 guests
to o k
p a r t
i n
a tw o -d a y
c o n fe re n c e
S e p \u00ad
te m b e r
2 3 -2 4
a t
S o y u z iv k a ,
the third
s u c h
c o n c la v e s in c e
1965.
S p o n s o re d
jo in tly
b y
th e
A s s o c ia tio n s
o f
U k ra in ia n
J o u rn a lis ts
o f
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
a n d
C anada,
th e
c o n \u00ad
f e r e e s
w ere
alm ost,
e q u a lly
d iv id e d
b e tw e e n
th e
tw o
c o u n trie s o f U k ra in ia n
s e ttle \u00ad
m e n t, 3 6
fro m
th e
U .S . a n d
25 from
C anada.
A fter
S a tu rd a y
m o rn in g
re g is tra tio n ,
th e
g a th e rin g
e le c te d a p re s id iu m
c o n s is tin g
o f:
I v a n
K edryn-R udnytsky,
chairm an,
M sgr.
P e te r
C ho-
m yn,
vice-chairm an,
O lh a
K uzm ovych
a n d
W asyl
D i-
diuk, secretaries.
C re d e n tia ls
co m m ittee
c o n s is te d
o f
P a u l
D orozynsky
and Iwan
B odna-
ru k ,
w h ile
th e
re s o lu tio n s
co m m ittee
in c lu d e d
S te p a n ia
B u b n ia k ,
O syp
Z in k e w y c h ,
Ire n e
M akaryk,
D r.
M ic h a e l
Sosnow sky
a n d
D r.
B ohdan
S te b e ls k y .
Two conferees each address\u00ad
e d
th e m s e lv e s
t o
th e
fo llo w \u00ad
in g
to p ic s
c o v e re d
i n
th e
m o rn in g
s e s s io n :
" U k ra in ia n
P r e s s
in
th e
F re e
W o rld :
T a s k s
a n d
P o s s ib ilitie s " ,
O rest
P y tla r
a n d
R om an
Rakhm anny; "Code of Ethics
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
J o u r n a lis t
in T h e o ry
a n d
Practice", Vy-
acheelav D avydenko and Osyp
Z in k e w y c h ;
"Y oung
U k ra in \u00ad
ia n
J o u r n a lis ts " ,
O lh a
K uz\u00ad
m ovych
a n d
H e le n e
M a tk o w -
s k y .
A fter
a
lu n c h e o n
break, a
p a n e l
o n
th e
ro le
a n d
p e r\u00ad
s p e c tiv e s
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
E n g lis h
la n g u a g e
press, m od\u00ad
e r a te d
b y
Z e n o n
S n y ly k ,
h e a r d
v ie w s
o f
Dr. W alter
D ushnyck,
D r.
A n d rij
V .
S z u l,
Ire n e
M akaryk
a n d
A n d r ij B ily k
as much
o n
th e
to p ic
a s
o n
th e
p ro b le m s
re \u00ad
la tin g
t o
th e
to ta lity
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
p r e s s .
T he
b ro a d
s p e c tr u m
o f
is \u00ad
sues and questions that m ake
u p
th e
fa b ric
o f
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
l i f e ,
a s
w e ll
a s
d e v e lo p m e n ts
i n
U k ra in e ,
dom inated the discussion
th a t
fo llo w e d
th e
p r e s e n ta tio n s ,
w ith
1 8
c o n fe re e s
p a rtic i\u00ad
p a tin g .
W hile M r. P ytlar suggested
that the U krainian press m uet
p r e s e r v e
i t s
u n iq u e
ro le
as a
spokesm an for the "U krainian
p o litic a l
e m ig ra tio n " ,
M r.
R akhm anny
d ire c te d
h is
re \u00ad
m arks
a t
th e
contem porary
s tru g g le
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
p e o p le
in
th e ir
n a tiv e
c o u n \u00ad
try, criticizing
a tte m p ts
a t
in te rp re tin g
th is
s tru g g le
w ith in
th e
context of
hum an
rig h ts
a n d
s ta tin g
th a t
th e
struggle w as one "for
n a tio n \u00ad
al freedom
and independence".
I n
h is
paper\u2014 read
b y
M .
O strovercha
i n
his absence\u2014
(C o n tin u e d
fro m
p .
t )
^Yevshan* Starts
S ix -C ity
H arvard
B e n e fit
T o u r
JE R S E Y
C IT Y .
N .J.
\u2014
P h a s e
I I
o f
" R e fle c tio n s
o f
Ukraine", a
c o lo rfu l
s h o w
o f
U k ra in ia n
m usic and
d a n c in g
s ta g e d
b y
th e y o u th fu l
"Y ev-
e h a n "
E nsem ble,
i s
b e in g
la u n c h e d
to n ig h t a t C h ic a g o 's
Lane Tech
H ig h
School audi\u00ad
to riu m .
B uoyed
b y
i t s
s u c c e s s f u l
fiv e -c ity
to u r
la s t
sp rin g
fo r
th e
b e n e fit
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
S tu d ie s
C h a ir
F u n d ,
th e
"Y evshan"
tro u p e
i s
s t a r t i n g
y e t
a n o th e r
s i x - c i t y
ju n k e t
th at w ill take it from
C h ic a g o
t o
D e tro it, B o s to n ,
H artfo rd ,
W ilm in g to n
a n d
N ew
Y o rk
C ity .
The Ensem ble, composed of
a 5 0 -v o ic e a ll-g irl c h o ir u n d e r
the direction of Borys Sadow-
sky and the "K iev" Folk En\u00ad
s e m b le u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f
R om an
S tro c k y j, p re s e n ts
a n
o rig in a l
s h o w
w h ic h
im p arts
th e
y o u n g
p e o p le 's
u n d e r\u00ad
standing of and
d e d ic a tio n
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
s p iritu a l
h e ri\u00ad
ta g e .
The Ensem ble's spring
to u r
s a w
c a p a c ity
a u d ie n c e s
a t\u00ad
te n d
perform ances
in
P itts \u00ad
b u rg h ,
C le v e la n d ,
N ew ark,
T ro y , a n d
M o n tre a l.
T he
d a te s
a n d
p la c e s
fo r
th is
to u r, in
a d d itio n
t o
C h i\u00ad
c a g o ,a r e : D e tro it,
F o rd
A u\u00ad
d ito riu m , S u n d a y , O c to b e r
1 ;
B oston,
J o h n
H ancock
H a ll,
S a tu rd a y ,
N ovem ber
1 1 ;
H artfo rd ,
C o n n e c tic u t
C en\u00ad
tral College, Sunday, Novem \u00ad
b e r 1 2 ; W ilm in g to n , D e l., M L
P le a s a n t H ig h
School, Satur\u00ad
day, N ovem ber 1 8 ; N ew
Y o rk
C ity , H u n t e r
C o lle g e
a u d i\u00ad
to riu m , S u n d a y , D e c e m b e r 1 0 .
P R E S ID E N T N IX O N D E D IC A T E S IM M IG R A T IO N
N EW
Y O R K .
N .Y .\u2014 P res\u00ad
id e n t
R ic h a rd
M . N ix o n , d e \u00ad
s c e n d in g
in
h is
h e lic o p te r
o n
th e
c o lo rfu l
panoram a
o f
fla g B
a n d
n a tiv e
costum es
th a t
spaw ned
a c r o s s
L ib e rty
Is la n d ,
N .Y .,
e x to lle d
th e
c o n trib u tio n s
a n d
p a trio tis m
" o f
th o s e
w ho
cam e
fro m
o th e r
c o u n trie s
a n d
b u ilt
A m e ric a " a s h e d e d ic a te d
th e
A m erican
M useum
o f
Im m i\u00ad
g ra tio n
a t
th e
fo o t
o f
th e
S ta tu e
o f
L ib e rty
la s t
T u e s \u00ad
d a y , S e p te m b e r 2 6 .
A c c o m p a n ie d
b y
M rs.
P at
N ix o n
a n d
S e c r e ta r y
o f
th e
In te rio r R o g e rs S . B . M o rto n ,
a s
w e ll
a s
a n
e n to u ra g e
o f
a id e s
a n d
m em bers
o f
th e
G O P
H eritage
G ro u p s
D iv i\u00ad
s io n
a n d
th e
C o m m itte e
fo r
th e
R e -E le c tio n
o f
th e
P r e s i \u00ad
d e n t
\u2014
am ong
th e m
T aras
S z m a g a la ,
d ire c to r
o f
th e
H eritage
G ro u p s
D iv isio n
o n
th e
la tte r
co m m ittee
\u2014
M r.
N ix o n
c h o s e
th e
w e lc o m in g
g e s tu r e
o f
fo u r
y o u n g
g irls
in th e n a tiv e c o s tu m e s o f U k \u00ad
ra in e , Ita ly , P o la n d
a n d
G er\u00ad
m any
fo r
a n
extem poraneous
le a d -in
in to
h is
s u b s e q u e n i
rem arks.
P ro u d
o f
H eritage
"W hen I stepped out of the
h e lic o p te r,
I
w as
g r e e te d
b y
fo u r
y o u n g
g irls
d r e s s e d
in
Ita lia n , P o lis h , U k ra in ia n
a n d
G srm an
costum es. Like
th e y ,
le t
u s
a ll
b e
p ro u d
o f
o u r
b a c k g ro u n d .
B ut
le t's
s a y
first of all that w e are A m er\u00ad
ic a n s ,"s a i d
th e
C h ie f
E x e c u \u00ad
tive am id
' r o u s in g
'a p p la u s e
-
fro m
s o m e 4 ,0 0 0 t h a t
th ic k ly
s u rro u n d e d
th e
o u td o o r
d a is .
Y oung
p e o p le ,
m o stly
p u \u00ad
p ils
fro m
p a ro c h ia l
s c h o o ls
in
th e
N ew
Y ork - N ew
J e r \u00ad
s e y
M e tro p o lita n
a r e a ,
c o n \u00ad
s titu te d
th e
o v e rw h e lm in g
m ajo rity
of th e th ro n g , tra n s \u00ad
p o rte d
th ro u g h o u t th e d a y
t o
th e
is la n d
f r e e
of charge
fo r
th is
o c c a s io n .
A m ong
th e m
w ere
c o n tin g e n ts
o f
U k ra in \u00ad
ia n
s c h o o l
c h ild re n
fro m
S t.
G e o r g e 's s c h o o l in
N ew
Y o rk
a n d
S s.
P e te r
a n d
P a u l
in
J e r s e y
C ity .
A
fo rm a l d e le g a tio n , c a r r y \u00ad
in g
a
U k ra in ia n
f l a g
a n d
a
3 ig n ,
le d
b y
R om an
H u h le -
wych, chairman of the United
U k ra in ia n
A m erican
O rg a n i\u00ad
zations of New
Y o rk
(U C C A
b r a n c h ) ,
p o s te d
i t s e l f
rig h t
n e x t to th e d a is .
Plea for
S h u k h e v y c h
It was
their sign
w ith
th e
le tte rin g " U k r a in e " th a t G o v .
N elson
A. Rockefeller, one of
th e
g u e s ts
a t
th e
p o d iu m ,
r a is e d
h ig h
o v e r h is h e a d
fo r
P r e s id e n t
a n d
M rs. Nixon
w ere
g r e e t
last Tuesday, Septem ber 26, by
fo u r
g
Ita lia n , P o lis h , U k ra in ia n
a n d
G erm an
above, reproduced
fro m
th e
N ew
Y o rk
M r. and
M rs. Nixon
w ith, left
t o
rig h
( I t a l i a n ) ,
J u d y
B uddeslck
(P o lish ),
M
(U k ra in ia n ), a n d
B arbara
L in d
th e
T V
a n d
new spaper
cam -
" I
f i r
e r a s .
| R ockefe
F o llo w in g
M r.
N ix o n 's
m e to g
speech^ a deluge of youngsters
h im self\u2014
m o u n te d
th e
d a iie
u p o n
th e
tn e
e x 'c
P re s id e n t's
b e c k o n in g
t o
get |
S o
w a
a u to g ra p h s
a n d
p o s e
fo r
p h o to g r a p h e r s .
A g a in
th e
U k ra in ia n
g ro u p
u tiliz e d
i t s
s tra te g ic
p o s itio n , a s
9 -y e a r-
o ld
Ire n e
K ocka,
a ttire d
in
U k ra in ia n
costum e, m ade
h e r
w ay
t o
th e
P r e s id e n t
a n d
h a n d e d
h im
a
p e titio n
in
b e
M o h y ly n
fo u r
g ir
dent ear
r o s e
g iv
N ix o n
N ix o n
p
g irl
b y
T h e r e
half of Y uriy Shukhevych and
ia n s
in
o th e r
p e r s e c u te d
U k ra in ia n
le a d in g
in te lle c tu a ls .
>
( C
U N A
C o m p tr o lle r s
C he
I n
S e m i-A n n
JE R S E Y
C IT Y . N .J .\u2014 T h re e
\u2022D r. Iw an
of the five officers
c o m p ris in g
jd e lp h ia ,
Two o
co m m itte
tiu k
o f
M ic h a e l
a p o lis
w
p a r t
in
c o n d u c te
U N A
c
law s.
T he
c lu d e d
S e p te m b
U N A
A u d itin g
C o m m itte e
spent last week
a t th e
S o y u z
H om e
O ffice
h e re
c h e c k in g
b o o k s ,
a s s e ts ,
a c tiv itie s
a n d
o p e ra tio n s
of the
A s s o c ia tio n
in
w h a t w a s th e
sem i-annual
a u d it.
C o n d u c tin g th e a u d it w e r e :
J o h n
H ew ryk,
o f
W in n ip e g ,
chairm an
o f
th e
A u d itin g
C o m m itte e , Iw an
W ynnyk, of
New York, vice-chairman, and
C o n c e rt, S y m p o s iu m
to M ark
S t. P e te 's
JE R S E Y
CITY, N .J. \u2014
A n
a rra y
of o u ts ta n d in g
U k ra in \u00ad
ia n
A m erican
p e rfo rm in g
a r t i s t s
a n d
g ro u p s
w ill
p re \u00ad
s e n t
a
c o n c e rt
o f
U k ra in ia n
m u s ic , s o n g s a n d d a n c e s , b ill\u00ad
e d
\u0430 \u0437
" E c h o e s
o f
U kraine".
S u n d a y
a fte rn o o n ,
O c to b e r
22,
at the Ferris High
S c h o o l
a u d ito riu m
in
J e r s e y
C ity ,
X .J.. as part of the
1 0 0 th
a n \u00ad
n iv e rs a ry
o b s e rv a n c e s
o f
S t.
P e t e r 's C o lle g e h e r e .
M ary
L esaw yer
T h e 3 p .m . c o n c e r t is b e in g
s p o n s o re d
b y
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n
a n d
re \u00ad
fle c ts
th e
h ig h
r e g a r d
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
A m erican
com \u00ad
m u n ity
for this rapidly
g ro w -
! ing school of
h ig h e r
le a rn in g
w h ic h
h a s
g r a d u a te d
m any
U k ra in ia n
p r o f e s s io n a ls .
S o lo is ts
M e tro p o lita n
O pera
b a s s -
b a rito n e
A n d rij
D o b ria n e k y ,
N ew
Y o rk
C ity
C e n te r O p e ra
s o p ra n o
M ary
Lesaw yer, con\u00ad
c e r t
p ia n is t
D aria
K arano-
w y c z , v io lin is t
R aphael
W en-
k e,
all artists
o f n a tio n a l
re \u00ad
p u te ,w ill
a p p e a r
w ith
s e le c \u00ad
tio n s re p re s e n tin g
the best in
U k ra in ia n
m usic.
T he
a rt
o f
c h o ra l
s in g in g ,
one of the m ost popular in the
U k ra in ia n
c u ltu ra l
tr e a s u r y ,
w ill
b e
p r e s e n te d
b y
S t.
J o h n 's
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C h u rc h c h o ir
fro m
N ew ark,
N .J..
u n d e r
th e
d ire c tio n
o f
M ic h a e l D o b o e h .
T he
"L ym an"
U k ra in ia n
D ancers,
a n
a g g re g a tio n
o f
m ale
a n d
fem ale
p erfo rm ers
fro m
N o rth e rn
N ew
J e r s e y ,
w ill d is p la y
yet another pop\u00ad
u la r
fo rm
o f
U k ra in ia n
a r t ,
{th a t
of fo lk d a n c in g . D ire c to r-
c h o re o g
is
R om a
P ia n o
Mr. Dob
le d
b y
M ary Le
ke by D
for the c
A n
E m cee
b e
A nya
R u tg e rs
in d r a m a
T he
c o
(C o n
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