Seen above are participants of the gala banquet celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ukrainian National Association Branch 325 – the Zaporozska Sitch Society – which was founded in 1908. The jubilee banquet took place on October 12, 1958, at the Ukrainian National Home on Grand Street in Brooklyn. The two keynote speakers at the event were UNA Supreme President Dmytro Halychyn and U.S. Congressman Victor Anfuso. Four of the founders of Branch 325 – Andrew Yaschyshin, Dmytro Zvarych, Nicholas Bilas and Stephen Kris – were introduced to the audience. The toastmaster of the banquet was counselor-at-law John O. Flis, who later became UNA supreme president (1978-1990).
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/.