, 1873-03-30

OF music arc ALSO conpo6cu ol ucupeis u tuat
nationality.
Tho Scandinayians also pride themselves Or
having one OF the best Turner Societies in the
country. Their hall is on the corner OF Milwau-
kee avenue and Second street, where thoy meet
strength, al well as for social entertainments.
These Turners are very tall, powerfully built,
and have usually blond hair, which is charactcr-
istic Of the Scandinavian nationality, and when-
ever they appear on Our streets, clad in their
beautiful snow-white suits and caps with blue
velvet borders, their splendid silk flags and ban
nerB streaming in the air. they arc enthusiastic
ally hailed and cheered bY our delighted citizens.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Of other Scandinavian intellectual and social
societies in this city, the Svoa Society," which
holds it's meetings at Scandinavian Hall, No. l55
East Chicago avenue, las about 100 members, and
il held in great esteem by the Swedcs in this
city, as is also tho ''Norwegian" and Nora "
societies by tho Norweginns, md tho "Dapia ="
by the Danes. Besides these societies, there is
tie Scandinavian Carpenter Society, tie scandi-
nnvian Workingmen Society, nnd the Scanu1na~
Wan Shoemaker Society.
Scandinayians do not seem to be admirers Of
eecrct societies, only one, Swedish Odd-Fel-
low Lodge, having its existence in this city.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
The prominent religion among tho Scandina-
WINS il tho Evangelical Lutheran, but there arc
also somo Episcopahans, Methoaists, Baptists,
aud Swolenborgians, but no. or very few,
Catholics. or Scandinavian Evangelical Iuth-
eran churches, there are ten in this city, Of
which the Norweglans have five, the Swedes four,
and the Danes one, as follows:
Norwegian Lutheran Church, Nos. lso and Is.
North Peoria street, has membership Of about 500.
and Rev. I. c. Peterson is the pastor.
ANorwegian Trinity Lutheran Church, West 1ndi-
ana street, southwest corner Peoria street 500 mem
bers belong 70 this congregation, and Rev. John c.
ssSorwegian Lutheran bethlehem Church, 5anga-
mon street, northwest corner Of Philips street. kev.
o. Eour m Savior Church, North May street, between
Erie aud Second streets. Rev. j.. Krohn, pastor 500
members belong to this congregation.
5-Norweginn Mission, near Milwaukee avenue.
6-swediuh Lutheran Emmanuel Church. corner Ct
sedgwick and Hobbic streets. Rev: E. Carlson and
members and connected with it il excellent school,
with 200 pupils, q which A. Monitor 10 the principal
Swedish Lutheran Gethsenane congregation No.
s-Swedish Lutheran 8alen Church, Bushnell street,
between Twenty-,htrd aud Twenty-fourIh streets.
Rev p Nyquist, pastor This ia the only sGndnay1-
an south side church in the city,.
e-swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mission, Nos. 279,
$50 and 2sa North Franklin street. Rev. F. 81 San
10-Daniah Lutheran Church the West Side.
have pastor at present. but have sent Tor one to Co
peuhagen, Denmark-
or Scandinavian Methodist Churches thc-e
are:
1-Norwepiao Methodist Church, West Indisna
street, northeast corner Of 6angamon street. Rev. Q.
2cswelIsh Methodist Church, corner Of Market and
Oak streets. Rev Mr. Anderson, pastor:
9-Danish Methodist Church, Second street, near
Milwaukee avenue
1-swedish Baptist Church, Oak street, near sedg-
wick street. Rev. John a. Edgrcn, pastor
aar4h,. ,ar ~ Enhe street Rcv Tohn
sobnsone % pastor.
Then there il the Swedish Episcopal Church,
scdgvck street. between Oak and White streets, Rev.
Bredburo pastor This congregation has about 200
members ana se!y aage and Nor
1nsse sat+ - aaI1 rs1.,on Snd asrerai other ~
liEious societies tn this c3fy.
Tho Norwegian Lutherans have three excellent end
wel-attended parochia schools IN the city, ano the
swedes have two.
THE LITERATURE
OF the three natioua1ties ia remarkably great
when compared With their number OF people.
Some Of their literary productions are OF raro
excellence and Of great age as tor esanPle 7ae the
the " Younger Edda," written about the year
1910, and the Is Herins Kringle," written about
the year 1880. These works havo been trans-
lated into seyeral languages. Their historical
writer's and poets, as well as their naturallsts,
have been rery prolific, and are widely
renowned Their publications in this
country are mainly political, renglous,
and periodical publications.. The lead
ing Scandinavian paper in this city, IN fact, the
only Scandinavian daily paper in this country,
tri-weekly, and weekly, by Johnson, Anderson
Lawson, at the Scandinavian Building, No. 123
Fifth nrenue. The daily, which IS m elght-cot-
umn paper, has, although it is the only Scandi-
naEian daily paper in the country, only . aoo
subscribers, which eubstantiates the assertion
that scandinnTians understanding the English
language prefer to read American papers: This
paper is the organ Of the Norwegians and Danes
IN this country, and is printed in the Norwegian
Danish language. The weekly issue of the pub
!ication is ten;coqmn a,T paper and has I e1rcu n
200 copies are sent to subscribers IN Norway and
Denmark In politics it is Ike aln9ss all ether
seanainavan pape5 5aden -! hepu6ca2 ppsdsra
rather moagrc and out Of date when compared
With American dailies, but its news from Scan
dinaria is very full, and it has also very large
Nor"eglan-Danlsh exchange ns'. among me
important Of its exchanges y rgI are ths Nor Nor
Ra6nnea a. and Is te
ofhc1al organ OF the government py ~ Whom II Is
suosloizeo, II haslng only aoont Ivy suDssllo1
sh "a.sI. 49,. -. ~ 49, r. r.
the Norwegian people are very noeral, they 40