The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-18


= - tiniA aAouf sut6oer tr.ps ee sssry
- Thoss Who thznk thers 80 bgs sxw
uoeUag1nns IN Seattle wouid have ceea
G1rplne1 hAd hey taken . v1oW Of the
eox6mR gEAts 81 WAahfngtoa - sos
novsd away frUm Ysatag wharf yesterday
0Gnlag - no o'clock Fully - 80
- wsrs aboard Ths hanx vas decorated
and aroGEn6 her decks seoUd rem of ever
UuO. Hmboiie aliks - Naruay - shs
800 q WAshkngtSn. Thses waD ue lack
q MUSIC. for on the boat Wers thu Sorss
omgsng Societies at Seattle and Tacoma.
- ths Italian String hsnd- Many Of sn&
psrv had badges With streansrs and ro-
osttss IN red. white and blus.
TO - tbs most plens1ng FEATURES a
tss day were the fresh, healthy Nevso
esmplex'ons and The plstho<1c baSkess
The ecat stoppsd 81 Pert 1lakAizy for
3 ~ moments 10 take q Z ~ more
rnmsngsrs. and thsD1tsamedFiS Burton.
- vsshon tsIand. tho p1ace ssssctad for
~ picnic. Thu trip % the water took
thsss n1urs. 90 that the seAtu1 conssn-
Dsns did not arrive Until - D. m.
Tnay were toired by the delaxation from
1ncsma and cfhsr paints On the Sound TO
ths number Of some I-5m- The picnic
ground ID tn HAtch's grovz. about one-haif
mile east OF Bart0n. and tnss aernzs
onSfsrmasssr bsrbor. usrxhwArd from
eha dry dock.
Hsre the ccncourss spread the erase
MI spotisss Imam table cloths. and pro-
eooded to regAls Themselves with the con
ents q the b~skets. which we're not ~
eny means scanty: A resting spell Of tao
heurs vas then taken. after which the
easrcises he9aa-
Tho platform was decorated at IL front
With two American hAsz and encirrled
With bunting In red. white and blue. At
ths rear Of the platform were two Nor
Op64an dagB. one with the oif1cix1 eeIorz
Qe other without them. and between the
two hung thu stars and stripes. bordsred
IN the sidss with evsreresnz. ~ much a.
% SAY that. whatever difsxanees OF SEN
timenf there might b across the water,
tas Norwegi8n-AmertcAns are always one
IN their devotion 20 their adopted country.
Above Al was large sign with the word.
~Wsicoms. Mag II. 1s3<"
Precisely II 40 O'Clock ChairmaA c. NJ
ThnlAnd stepped to the front Of the plat
farm and opsned the exercises BY an
noancinG . musical selection BY the PAcific
Lushsrsn Univsssity hand. This Was foi-
lowed BY . brief and appropriate address
Of welcome By Chairman FINLAND
When Mr.. Thuland concluded. the Morse
6iss Club. u Tacoma. and the Morse sing
NJ Society. of Seattle, sang ia VI Eiskcr'
I've Love Our NAtivs Land)-
az 40 k0tt1W%4 " liz tfAlto8 o. S1o
GAy. IN NoESs. by Raw. c. L. Hanson. Rev.
ler. Hanson spoke Substantially - fol-
Dws;
Il DO not vish 10 say anything which
might tend 70 deprive any country Of one
iosa OF honor In her sfruGgis Tor liberty.
bur can nonsaxentt0ualy make the aaser-
sson that no people have b<tter reason 10
b. proud Of THAR ancestry end ancestral
aehisvsmsnts thAn the Morse people. They
- H.
o. and to BE- proud Of. Tho Greeks. Swiss
or roianders could poins to no act OF hrav-
cry or self-deniai which was not sluaied
In the history of Norway" tina historical
annals Of Norway abounded In examples
- that spi..t OF Independence and liberty
which sufS rs anything to reach the goai-
the sams spirit that was Eel. ~ Lexinx-
ton. Concord and Valley Forge. He woalt
say In the words Of Henrik WargeiAnd.
esstors 70 open AMI their glory arise in
shs memory Of the living"
AS American citizens Ne could consist
entity commemorate the aeeds OF our an
esssarx Our duties A. Americans do not
forbid Us to commemorate deeds cc;rmessd-
ebls In any nation Our love OF liberty
ws owc 20 our ancestors The colcnisa-
ton Of Iceiand showed that the Sorsers~n
would rather suffer the prftaticns Of pao-
neer lifs that submit 10 tyranny"
The speaker than gave n brief rssGme Of
the history az Norway. ard urged his an
dsncs 20 faithfully perform their duties
ss American children by educating them
enes 10 purity politics and keep them
rure.
The Snrse Singing Society thsn gave
the Singers March," the hsni rendered n
se,srtson and the Tacoma Gfes Club sang
'-olaf TrygvaSon." which vas 50 wets re-
eeivec that three cheers were given Tor the
csts
Then cane a speech In English by rrss.
b II. Gunicw~on. Pref Gunioxsoa an
nsuresi himself a. an fcelanter. he i
student OF entomology ant arehsccf5Sy.
a-e n. therefara, well fitted 20 talk on
TIRE snc.ent history OF Norway and Iceland.
Ills speech vas. In substance. as follows.
Il eelssve 10 - the srss time. a; least IN
thfs country. thar an fc-aasser enjoys the
privileges ef addressing Few mcsies, words
10 large Norwegian audience On the an
nsvsrsary Cav Of the political regeneration
AHi reconstruction OF The beloved land
az err common ancestors.
TO tho modern peoel. Of Iceland also.
she rane ~ Eidxvoid calls up . long train
o. scul-trirrisz. yet. AZ the same tisre.
STRANGELY ecnaietins nasrnor.es and szso-
cations.
VIA; ae we really know 81 the ancient
sahahliants % NORWAY X was urrhahIv
reopsei In the FIRST tnstanc~. tv diff~rsst
tribes. eat icng h~fcrr the time - Harold
Falrhasr they HAD heecE,s considerably
arsa,xsmafsf ~ tatsruasrrsaSe. TIE 49,
re vae Inhabited tne ccasf region arc,sa-
siy came ar<t ana those iahah.ftn< TIE
hiand wo@iet valleys later. The different
envlronmcus % these settlers sataraiiy
caused sarsetses in their nhvsicaf chsra-~
isrssties ara habits az nfs The coss.
e~eAers srs sescrtaef rs shs-rf- rsse<r
ssslthy - ccTlpi~xiaa. a1At with we'll
sst frssreS. me iriand ncocle. taa ART
WITH RSat hair. IKE the tyrcsi Nerve
xtan
-"rns achievements - Hsrois art hts
soccssscTS m co-ss-s.rirx sa3 so,i.sssvsnx
tas ceurtrv we're .r.finS ~ ccmnsrtSca
VIZ rose - ire .a-snx men wac essa&s-
hsoet provinces snf Ssu=rtsrs IN Tar -
esarsr.ez hk- Euxiari ~s-rce ard Set ,.
ret ~ raentfan shqss ~ E~,ssnd. Gre1,~
Had art Ane-fr4 TSsre wss rrcoaAfv
no rac- satS<onssz.- es- 10 TIRE Hostility
81 tfT~r-rt tyr e i-e'sele but rasssc=
= ,he s-tTnosiies esxrs scre, ~ the -
eeeai struggles cs Nses ard their ee-
scentesss. ans tAe 1cTrshss s-trcfgcsfnr OF
rev and ssrs7we relsgsas.
II e rrrnArxzu,s tAaf ne aesf Els
vcsA watch. For ~ srlv ter centartes re-
ssiied memories % fs-tsrA4 se,srstfSf.
nss. ssnce fS5l AnSRaes . Ike SeGsf
rsents es nafteaa1 nri4s ara sxnsraeton IA
eaFA NnrwrS-&n ard Icataaser.
Us = ssia tran tire Esesfers Literature -
Norway fea4s 70 cosueealissntxrss. az5
fstAer sne-rrslues tire eorth ~ the AZ
e-nt records - taa Norwegian people
ssetr grand Achievements at me sssAts.
afnfn s.c tergA centuries. bat while tsssss
2 ASetf. cay Hcg es sna.ss as necessary
seSesapzners Scr The fatarss II wcsllt De
Eaistakr 20 sxasrs the value % the >@<a
(aAln heria ms l-.,stl-h lsefzx,lN me