The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-08-05
A MEDAL ON A CHASE.
Sent Over Europe to Find a Worlds
Eair Winner,

Fair Winner.
The COMMITTEES on awards OF: the
worlds fair, of which John Boyd Thach-
er was chairman, would be particularly
delighted to learn the present where
abouts of Miss Gyda Sohlberg, 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 a medal and di-
ploma had been awarded her. The years
rolled slowly by. Whether hope con-
stanJly deferred by the nonappearance
of the awards or the classical quietness
of Evanston brought about the result
10 man knOweth, but when the John
Boyd Thacher committee on awards in
considerably startled the public by is
suing the much-longed-for medals the
one addressed TO Miss Sohlberg at Ev-
anston was ruthlessly returned with
the Endorsement Removed" made by
a cold-blooded, disappointing official
of Uncle Sans post office department.
And here is where the greatness and
enterprise of the award committee
comes in. Any other committee would
have permitted the twenty-fve-cent
meaal ana the ten-cent d1ploma to re
main al the committees Once until
called Ior' But not the John BOYD
Thacher committee They were Gre
pteu LOT inherent purpose anu given
the opportunity. would astOnish the
world. They were bound to discover
'L'o i'' ''''S'"'' lar maui OF PerISh IN the
a''S"iP' "s comm 'lee' polh correct
/ !'eIN an" IluINi" ualIN' OF al IeaSl win
e0Niess l'"eI"i'l eNPenu ''t com
III zee stamps anu o'I''Ia. Std .IoIelN.
>. II Il ',oii was S'"l 'e" anu 1t was
'lS'"'e'e'' '',"' " IauS Oh ner name ana
"pi,e%l ""Ce """ S'dI'eu IoF Europe
WIN l'ou"o" DIS 'ie IrSl stopping Place'
CT Jay i"l'I 'ie nIeudI ana uIPloIna
were III l'olI"on' put lt. "aNS sum Ia'er
,he| were PACK IN Ohlca%o' New Ell
lo''S were ll.'Ue' ne "eN' GU gong
S'e'inel c"IL,e" P"ckd8e "uuFeSSeu
~ MISS 7oni"CI = anu again IL came
n'1h-dhu III J'SlIce IL must De Salo
,''V voiiililll'ee met 1t IKE d man ana q
oroluer'
nan do|en tunes TINS particular
PdcAa@e penetrated INTO various parts
Oh Europe oul always was TOO patrI-
QUO 10 remain. Dlu the coIhlhllIee maj
~ acknowledge deteat. Not they. New
Investigations were maze, ana II was
discovered lhat MISS AohIoerg, OF Ev-
hhstoh' was OF swedish descent. The
lleual ana ulPIoHa were al once DIS
patched 10 the royal Swedish depart
meht OF state at Stockholm, with re-
quest mat the package would be
handed her with the committees com
Pllments' and no" the committee rested
on their Iaurels. But their JOY at their
reIlet was premature. One day the COM
mlttee was surprised to receive bulky
1orelgn package covered with seals and
tape. VISIONS OF foreign decorations,
knlghtly honors, etc, tioated round the
MINDS OF the committee.
Inc package was opened with trem-
Dllhg hands ana revealed the Evans
Ton diploma and medal, together with
letter IN which his eXcellency the
minister OF state had the profound and
agreeable pleasure 10 return the etc.
eIc'' ollt MISS 0ohlperg is not resi-
ueht OF the country, put, as lar as can
De aScertalned, resident OF the city
OF EVANSTON state or limos, OF the
Ohlted states OF America, and there