The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-10-28
TRAVELS OF A MEDAL.
It Goes An over Europe to Find
the Winner.
Failure of a Bright Committee Of
Awards to Locate tho Young Lady
Entitled to worlds
Fair Prize

The committee on awards OF lhe
worlds fair, of which John Boyd Thach-
er was chairman, would be particularly
delighted to learn the present where
abouts of Miss Gyda Sohiberg, formerly
a resident of Evanston.
Miss Sohlberg was an exhibitor in the
woman's section of the fair, and in due
time had the pleasure to be informed
by the committee that medal and di-
ploma had been awarded her. The years
rolled slowly by. Whether hope con-
stantly deferred By the norapp ppcaranee
of the awards cr the classical quietness
of Evanston brought about The result
TO man knowcth, but vixen the John
Boyd Thackcr committee or awards in
considerably startled the public by is
suing the much-;onged-fo medals the
one addressed TO Miss Sohlberg at Ev-
anston was ruth.ess.y returned with
the indorsement Removed" made by
cold-biooded, unsymp2 thizing official
of Uncle Sans post Office department.
/ And here is where the greatness and
enterprise of the award committee
Zones in. Any other committee would
Ilave permitted the twenty y-fve-cent
medal and the ten-cen't diploma to re-
main at the committees office until
called for. But not the John Boyd
1hacher committee. They were Gre
fted for different purpose, and, given
the opportunity, would astonish the
world. They were bounP to discover
the Evanston fair maid or perish in the
attempt as a committee, bothecollect
lively and individually, or at least with
a reckless iberality eNpend the com
mittee's stamps and official stationery.
Investigation was started and it was
discovered that q lady of her name and
appearance had started for Europe,
with London as the first stopping place.
Ten days later the medal and diploma
were in London, but ten days still later
they were back in Chicago. New eff
forts were made. The next outgoing
steamer carried a package addressed
to Miss Sohlberg, and again it came
back-and in justice it must be said
the committee met it like man and a
brother.
Half a dozen times this particular
package penetrated into various parts
of Europe. but always was too patri-
otic to remain. Did the committee final
ly acknowledge defeat. Not they. New
Investigations were made. and it was
discovered that Miss Sohlberg, of Ev-
anston, was of Swedish descent. The
medal and diploma were at once dis
patched to TIE royal Swedish depart
ment of state at Stockholm, with a re-
quest that the package would be
handed her with the committees COM
pliments, and now the committee rested
on their laurels. But their joy at-their
relief was premature. One day the com
mittee was surprised to receive a bulky
foreign package covered with seals and
tape. Visions of foreign decorations,
knightly honors, ETC., hoated round the
minds of the committee.
The package was opened with trem-
bling hands and revealed the Evans
ton diploma and medal, together with
letter in which his exceIency the
minister of state had the profound and
! agreeable pleasure to return the etc,
etc, but Miss Sohtberg is not resi-
dent of the country, but, as far as can
be 'ascertained, resident of the city
of Evanston, state Of Illinois. of the
United States of Azaerica, and there
fore it is returned, etc, ETC., with his ex-
cellency the minister subscribing him
self the committees most obe6ier.< and
humble servant, and with the most dis
tinguished consideration, etc, etc.
A most serious consultation now took
place. The result of the solemn de-
liberations of the committees was that
| the medal and diploma should be re-
turned to the Swedish! state depart
ment And as it was ordered SO it,was
done.
Some months later, which was few
days ago, the remaining members of the
! John Boyd Thacher committee were in
formed that the royal department OF
state had the honor, etc, to inform the
honorable committee that his excel
lency, etc, had ordered that the medal
and diploma should be deposited in the
commercial museum of curiosities OF
the department and subscribed himsel1
the committees with distinguished, etc
Thus the medal has found resting
place, but the fair Evanston maid re
mains an unknown quantity.-Ch Chicago
Times-Heraldp
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