▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁union ▁had ▁ 7 1 ▁members , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁split ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁separate ▁Lith uan ian ▁Writ ers ' ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁. ▁Pur ick is ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁journal ists ' ▁union ▁and ▁cha ired ▁it ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁During ▁its ▁found ing ▁meeting ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁union ▁declared ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁association ▁that ▁un ites ▁journal ists ▁regardless ▁of ▁political ▁or ▁religious ▁views . ▁It ▁grew ▁to ▁ 1 0 1 ▁members ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 4 1 ▁members ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Journal ists . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁years , ▁Pur ick is ▁organized ▁ 5 8 ▁official ▁union ▁meet ings ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁month ly ▁journal ists ' ▁Th urs days ▁and ▁strictly ▁enfor ced ▁attend ance ▁among ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁union . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁union ▁organized ▁various ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Lith uan ian ▁period ical ▁N us id av im ai ▁ap ie ▁ev ang elij os ▁pr asi pl atin im ą ▁t arp ▁ž yd ų ▁ir ▁pag oni ų ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁annual ▁fund ra ising ▁balls , ▁educational ▁courses ▁in ▁journal ism ▁( at ▁the ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁special