St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-18
NORWAYS INDEPENDENCE
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cELEBRA7ED AT TURNER AND YEcA
ny ;HALLS BY N0RWEGIANS. .saa
SPEAKING. SINGING, DANqiiNsG..:
Normandenes Singing Society of
Minneapolis Assisted. at, Tpr-
ner Hall-Ofhcer Hervin Made
'a5speech-At Vega HalIpJnhn
B. Visit Made a Speech-Large
Scandinavian Library. NEOT


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The patriotic Americans whoY hail
from the land of the Midnight Sun and
love Norway, the land of their iances-
tors, celebrated the Norwegian hinae.
pendence day in this city last ought.
They delight to remember that GU May
II, 1914, Norway became an dependent
country and began to live under free
constitution. There were two events in
the city last night. one at Turner hall
and the other at Vega hall. Here the
daughters and sons of Norway gathered
to light again the fires of patriotic re-
membrance of picturesque Norway.
Many of the Scandinavians of So. Paul
had gone to Minneapolis to participate
in monster celebration there, but many
others remained here to pay homage to
the goddess of liberty. :: -
The event at Turner hall was a=17th
of May ball under the auspices Of the,
Sons of Norway. The Normandenes
Singing Society of Minneapolis was
present with banner and costumes to
help along with the entertainment. by.
songs. An address was delivered by A.
S. Hervin, a policeman connected with
the ROndo station, that was we'll re
ceived. M. Hervin recounted the
events Immediately preceding and lead
ing up to the independence of Norway,
He outlined the course of the countries
Ill naming committees that conferred
and prepared the constitution that was
adopted on May II, 1914. by Norway
and then reviewed the events up to
Nov. of that year. when Sweden
adopted the terms of the free constitu-
ton. The historical events since that
time were also reviewed. The politics
of Scandinavia were also discussed, and.
the differences between the Rights and
the; Let's. the two parties of that couil-
try, were discussed. ID. Z
The reception committee, consisting
of NJ. Moe, B. e. Leveroos and c.
Mickelsen. provided for the features of
the evening, and saw that the company
enjoyed the ball that filled up the later
hours of the night.
Al VEGA HALL.
AT Vega hall. 2lS East Seventh street,
which is also the home of the Normanna
Library society, there was a pleasant
entertainments. Here the society has
the largest Norwegian library IN this
country, embracing about 1900 books in
the language of the Norseman. A. 17tli,
OF. May ball was given there also. The,
committee attending TO the arrange,
nemS there consisted Of T. ThofSoH;i
o.. G. Amlee, Mrs. -Lindstad. hi IG:i
johnson and Z. Hansen. In additiUnstU
dancing were lunch and sch0larlNi
speech by John b. Visit. ASSOCIATES
editor Of the Northwestern. He@ire-
vfewed'the events leading up t6sthes
adoption of the free constitution inTS14.i
Then he. aeeent0ated the meaning Of
slciia an: event to the Scandina vian-l
AineFicafs I'M such "a country as this,
where they have s0ugi1tl'new hoaaesi
He dWelt at some length upon sthetififes
and character of the Norwegian p6et;i
Henrick Wergefand. who lived III tIfe2
stirring times, land died in 1915. iItsWas
hetiiaI estdblished' The, cust1lac ot:c@ie-i
6ratiRg' the u Nofueuidn FAilBbeaateh ees
day aaldsfasteRedS it. upon the histofyOf
the country, in spite of oppositiUni elton
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