Seen above is the UNA Supreme Assembly elected at the 13th Convention, which was held in Buffalo, N.Y., on September 7-12, 1914, with 312 delegates participating. Seated in the first row (from left) are: Simon Yadlowski (supreme financial secretary), Alexis Sharshon (supreme treasurer), Dmytro Kapitula (supreme president), the Rev. Volodymyr Spolitakevych, Ivan Vaverchak (supreme vice-president), Michael Uhorchak (supreme secretary), Andrew Savka; second row: John Glowa, Vasyl Levchyk, Maria Bilyk (supreme vice-presidentess), Julian Pavchak, Volodymyr Lototsky, Dmytro Andreiko, Nicholas Rosolovych; third row: Osyp Stetkevych, J. Senchyna, Andrew Stefanovych, Nicholas Vaverchak, Vasyl Hryshko and Stephen Melnyk. It was at this convention, after a decade of ethnonational development, that the name of the organization was changed from Ruskyi Narodnyi Soyuz (Ruthenian National Association) to Ukrainian National Association.
A photo archive of UNA history has been launched on the UNA website. It is a work in progress that will be expanded and refined. To take a look, go to unainc.org/una/the-una-is-125-years-old/.