St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-22
FINISHED THEIR SESSION.
The United Scandinavian Singers
Ready to Go Home.

Ready to Go Home.
The delegates to the convention of the
United Scandinavian Singers of Amer
lea held business session yesterday at
the auditorium of Normanna hall. There
are fifty societies in the union, each one
entitled to from one TO four delegates,
according to size. Societies having 10
members or less send one delegate,
those containing from 10 to 25 two dele
fiates, from p to 80 three delegates, so
to 100 four delegates.
Nine O'clock was the hour named for
the meeting, bui it was 1880 before 1t
was called to order.
Nils JUL, W. w. Wilson and Harry
Randall were elected committee on
credentials. and it was found that nearly
all the societies were represented. The
following committees were announced
by President Hort:
Laws and Supervision-G. II. Kiland. o. L.
SvensOn, A Colberg, T. E. Nelson, Martin K.
Maurd.
Finances and Accounts-H Randall. Victor
Nilsson. Charles f. Johansen, a. Koldemp,
I. E. Renning, Henry Rocates, F. Kean.
Grievances and Appeals-J. Hwass, II.
Stake. Martin LOsby. 7. II. LOsSan.
Programme Gus Wicklund, Martin Void,
William Dahlin, l. a. Miller, Anton Loken.
The delegates adjourned at about
1880, allowing the committee on the
award of the Lindblom trophy chance
to come to a decision.
The ballot resulted in the choice of
the Swedish Glee Club of Brooklyn by
vote of % out of total of 80. The
Swedish Glee Club of Chicago polled
votes; the Nordmaendenes, of Mime
apolis. 2, and the Scandinavian chorus,
of Boston l.
The winning organization is made up
as follows:
H. J. OsterhOlm, leader.
First Tenors-C. Mohlin, Charles johnson,
David Mohlin. Laurentz Ahlgren, L. Le-
moon, Theodore Nilsson.
Second Tenors-Edward E. Moulin. Martin
Maurd, j. Lundgren. Fred Boklund.
First Basses-H. Jensen, Ernst Lindblom,
F. Berggren.
Second Basses-A. J. Lonquist. John Oster-
holm. Axel Bark, g. Schultz, John Piersou,
David Gustafs0n.
The second prize, the silver-mounted
viking horn, Is not to be awarded by
the musical delegates. The MinneapO-
lis men who present it provide that the
prize be awarded by a committee of
three ladies selected by themselves.
Nevertheless, the singers wanted to
know how their respective clubs stood
in the estimation of the others, and
called for a vote. The Swedish Glee
Club of Chicago was voted to be sec
Ond best by 20 votes; the Normaen-
denes. of Minneapolis. third, by a vote
of 10. and the Scandinavian Chorus of
Boston fourth.
Secretary Randall reported that the
union had Increased from twenty so
cieties in 1879 to fifty.
1t was reported that the sangerfest
just closed had been financially sue
cess; that is, that the receipts had fully
covered the expenses. The total eX
pense has been from $1,000 to $4,000
side of the hotel bills, which were paid
by the delegates themselves. The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows:
President o. L. Swenson. Swedish Glee
club Chicago; first vice PRESIDENT, Nils Juul,
Harmonien society. Chicago; second vice
president. c. X Johansen, Lyran society,
New York; secretary, Harry Randall. Nor
wegIan Singing society, New \ ork; hnanclaI
secretary Victor Nilsson. Orpheus society,
Minneapolis; treasurer. j julius Jaeger, Bior-
girn society, Chicago.
New York was decided upon as the
place for the next business convention.
which will take place on July 4, 1892
and Chicago as the place for the next
saengerfeSt, which will occur in 1898, on
date not yet fixed upon.
J. W. Goldberg was chosen director-in-
chief for the next saengerfest.
The convention concluded last even
ing with a grand banquet, when was
given in the drill room at Masonic
Temple. About 1000 persons attended,
large proportion of whom were ladies.
At the conclusisn of the banquet an en-
ioyable programme of speeches and
songs was carried out. Unfortunately
the door was guarded by one of the
officers. who. unlike his fellows. not
only denied the representatives of the
press the cOurtesieS usually freely eY-
tended upon such occasions, but de-
clined to furnish any information, so a
more detailed programme could not be
obtained.