THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM (03/14/99)

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Essay contest to focus on meaning of fraternalism

LUTHERVILLE, Md. - "What Fraternalism Means to Me" is the topic of the second annual essay contest for students in grades 6 through 12 in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. The contest is sponsored by the Chesapeake State Fraternal Congress, which encompasses that region.

First prize is a $100 U.S. Savings Bond, second prize - a $75 bond. Essays should be 300 to 400 words long and may be typed or handwritten (must be double-spaced). Submissions will be judged on content and grammar. Entrants must include their names and grades, and the names and addresses of their schools.

Entries must be postmarked by May 1, and sent to: Essay Contest, Chesapeake State Fraternal Congress, 407 Towson Ave., Lutherville, MD 21093.

Winners will be notified three weeks after the deadline and will be invited to attend the fraternal congress's annual banquet in the fall for additional recognition.

Paul Fenchak, who is active in the Chesapeake State Fraternal Congress and is president of Ukrainian National Association Branch 320 in Baltimore, encourages youths who are UNA members to participate.

Young UNA'ers

Elizabeth Mary Locke and Robert Alfred Locke III, children of Natalie and Robert Locke of Bethel, Conn., are new members of UNA Branch 88. They were enrolled by their grandparents Stephanie and Roman Hawryluk. Mrs. Hawryluk is a UNA advisor.
Andrea Julianna Wasylyk, daughter of Marianka and Roman Wasylyk of Monroe, N.Y., is a new member of UNA Branch 88. She was enrolled by her grandparents UNA Advisor Stephanie and Roman Hawryluk.

New York Times cites The Weekly, Svoboda

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Ukrainian National Association's two official publications, The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda, were among the ethnic newspapers spotlighted in a feature article recently published on the front page of the New Jersey section of The New York Times.

Headlined "Newspapers that speak tongues," the January 3 article by George James focused on the many ethnic newspapers published in New Jersey, including long-established papers serving the Italian, Polish and Slovak communities, as well as newer publications for the Welsh, Indian, Chinese and Latino populations. Also cited were German, Portuguese, Brazilian and Filipino newspapers.

In a section titled "Two for Ukrainians," Mr. James noted: "The Ukrainian National Association, a fraternal organization in Parsippany, publishes two papers: Svoboda Ukrainian weekly, which is written in the Ukrainian language, and The Ukrainian Weekly, an English-language cousin."

The article went on to mention that Svoboda was established in 1893 and until last July was a daily; and that The Weekly was founded in 1933 and "much of its early coverage was devoted to a famine in Ukraine that was not being reported by the mainstream press."

The Weekly Editor-in-Chief Roma Hadzewycz was quoted as saying: "I love this job. I love this community. Every week I see the results of my efforts, and every week I feel I've given something back to my community. I feel the paper is needed and I'm doing a service."

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