Another important event for us Chicagoans was the invitation of Ukrainians to the committee which was to take care of the reception for the French General Joffre and the Minister Viviani, in which we were represented by Dr. Vladimir Siemenovich, with the aid of the following delegates: Father Nicholas Strutynsky, Dr. Bilyk and Father G. Popel. The Ukrainian girls and women clad in national costume, greeted the French dignitaries with American and Ukrainian flags.