UNA Hosts Ukrainian Finance Experts Brokerage Firms Executives (12/26/76)

UNA Hosts Ukrainian Finance Experts Brokerage Firms Executives

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The ups and downs on the stock exchange, economic trends in the United States and Canada, global trade relations, future prospects for prosperity, and other topics endemic to men and women preoccupied daily with matters of business and finance dominated the conversations in the spacious UNA reception hall here Wednesday afternoon, December 15, in the course of a pre-Christmas party hosted by Soyuz's Supreme Executive Committee for high-ranking officers of brokerage firms renting space in the UNA building and some dozen Ukrainians involved in the areas of business and finance.

The reception, a first of its kind initiated by the UNA executives, was catered by Soyuzivka manager Walter Kwas and his assistants permanently employed at the UNA estate in the Catskills.

UNA Supreme President Joseph Lesawyer, Supreme Vice-President John Flis, Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan, Supreme Treasurer Ulana Diachuk, and Supreme Organizer Stefan Hawrysz acted as hosts.

The reception was a unique get-together, in an informal, pleasant holiday atmosphere, for some of the area's leading Ukrainian Americans involved in the world of finance with representatives of brokerage firms making their home in the UNA building.

Attending the reception from firms housed in UNA's building were: J. Louis Barail, senior vice-president of Weeden and Co., Donald J. Devine, chairman of the board of Freeman securities, John T. McErllean, president of Freeman, Rob Bluestone, broker at Freeman, and Leonard Mayer of Mayer and Schweitzer, Inc.

Ukrainian financial experts present were: William Modrako of Dean, Witter and Co.; John J. Kuziw of White, Weld and Co.; Daniel J. Protz of Loeb, Rhoades and Co.; Steve Huk of the Royal Bank of Canada; Helen G. Kulik and Walter Bacad both of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc.; Paul Chayka of Chayka and Co. Discount Stock Brokers; Borden R. Osmak of the Bank of Nova Scotia; John Procyk, Jr., Examiner for the N.Y. Stock Exchange; Michael Metrinko of A.G. Edwards and Co. and floor representative at the New York Securities Exchange; Joseph Smindak of Janney, Montgomery and Scott; Dr. Bohdan J. Kekish of Hornblower, Weeks Hemphill and Noyes, Inc.; Peter of Kidder Peabody.

Some of the Ukrainian guests, who were in the new UNA headquarters for the first time, were escorted by Mr. Lesawyer around the premises and took in the beautiful view from the fifteenth floor where Weeden and Co. has its trading operation.

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