Forty-five years ago, on October 26, 1974, nearly 500 persons attended the 50th anniversary banquet at Club Navaho Manor in Irvington, N.J., to mark the founding of Ukrainian Athletic Education Association Chornomorska Sitch.
Based in Newark, N.J., the club was founded on December 21, 1924, and remains the oldest Ukrainian sports club in the U.S.A. In 1974, the club had more than 300 members and 11 athletic teams, including soccer, ice hockey and bridge.
The banquet was opened by the club president, Myron Stebeslky. Zenon Snylyk, editor of The Ukrainian Weekly and a former three-time U.S. Olympian and World Cup soccer player, served as emcee. Mr. Snylyk introduced representatives of over 40 various local organizations.