The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10
SWEDISH AFFAIRS.
Events of Interest to
the Local Scan
dinavians.
IMPRESSIVE RITES.
G. A. L. Hedstrom Buried
By Lodgemates With
Templars' Ritual.

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Templars' Ritual.
The funeral of GustaYe A. L. He'd
strom was held yesterday at p. m.
from Monitor Hall, pa Main street.
Grand Chief Templar c. F. lybeck
spoke for Monitor Lodge, I. o. G. t.
of which the deceased was a member,
and Nels. Person read an original
poem. Rev. Nels Eagle, pastor Of the
Thomas Street Swedish NJ. z. Church,
delivered an appropriate funeral ser
mon.
At the grave in the Swedish cemetery
the ritualistic work of the Good Tenn
plars was performed by c. F. Lybeck'
Henry Edstrand, acting past chief, and
John Welman, chaplain. There was
singing there by the Neptun.
The floral tributes were very beau
tiful and included a pillow Of roses
marked My boy from his mother;
cross from Saint Sigfrids Episcopal
Church, of which he was a member,
and an anchor from Monitor Lodge.
Enfred Alldren had charge Of the fu-
neral.
The bearers were Fritz Anderson and
John Axelson from Monitor Lodge, Nals
Vendt and John Youngberg from Val
Lodge, and Carl Bergqvist and Herman
Anderson representing the Worcester
branch of the socialists, Of which The
deceased was for two years secretary.
This is the first death in this latter
order.
At the meeting of Viking Council, Q.
NJ. B., yesterday afternoon, these Off
GERS were installed: President John
Nelson; vice president, Carl Orn: sec
rotary Albert Benson; financial secre-
tary, Sven Hanson; treasurer. Lars
Svenson; conductor, John Williamson,
guard, Victor Benson; auditors, August
Haglund, Martha Trulson Gustaf
Hook.
The Swedish Temperance Union will
hold a meeting at the Second Congrega-
tional Church at Quinsigamond next
Sunday at $50 p. m. Rev. K. E. Forsell
will speak.
Ellis w. Swanstron, in charge of the
music at the Mulberry Street Swedish
Baptist Church, will conduct the re-
hearsals of the Neptun in place Of Axel
FRANKIE, who is soon to leave the city.
The NeDtun meets each Friday for in
struction in I. o. G. T. Hall, 8 Ekman
street.
or
Lodge was postponed yesterday on ac-
count Of the funeral of Gustave A. L.
Hedstrom.
At the fourth quarterly conference of
the Swedish n. Z. Church there 20
manned a little business which was no.
transacted and the conference ad-
journed subject to the call of the pas
tor. Tonight the Rev. Henry E. Why
man has called a meeting, at which the
unfinished business will be completed.
Gustave Forsberg of l Kosta street
was discharged yesterday from st. Vim
cents Hospital, where he had under
gone an operation upon his left eye.
The physician thinks that he will fully
recover the sight of it in two or three
weeks.
The Luther League of the Swedish
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meet at the church tomorrow night and
listen to an attractive musical and lit
erary program, which includes decla-
nations byA. H. Anderson, C. J. Setter
Alma Helm, Hilda Erickson and Anna
Grahu. Maria Rydberg will give a gui-
tar solo, and there Will be music by the
string band.
Rev. E. J. Nystrom of the Swedish
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baptized the following yesterday: Mar
tina and Agnes, daughters of Carl and
Hulda Bjorkman, at G5 Kendall street;
Albin j., son of Jacob MattsOn and
wife, II North street; Elsa daughter
of AXel Ogren and wife, 81 Vernon
street; Thyra DeWena daughter of J1-
han Carlson and wife, 81 II Elizabeth
street.
Rev. K. E. Forsen preached at the
Thomas Street NJ. z. Church last eve
ming. Tomorrow the pastor of the
Boston to attend the conference at tine
fremont Street Church. which begins
Wednesday. As Mr.. Eagle is on the
examining board, he goes a day carly.
He will be away next Sunday and his
pulpit will be supplied by P. E. Strom
Of Mt. Vernon, New York, who form
erly lived in this city.
AS yesterday was the last sunday OF
the present conference, Pastor Eagles
morning sermon was in the nature of
a review of the years work and also Il
memorial was preached upon the mem |
bers of the church, who have passed
away during the past year. The fnan-
cial part of the church work has been
better than ever before, and although
no figures were given out, it is safe 10 |
say that the church finds itself in ex-
cellent financial condition.
The following united with the church |
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Sund- |
berg, Ernest Stream, Adeline Helm |
Anna Carlson, Jennie Bengson. Signe
Svenson and Mamie Carlson.
At the church a week from Thurs |
day, Rev. Victor Whiting. who has
been lecturing through the west and |
who returns from Chicago tomorrow. |
will give his lecture entitled "ITD and /
down, hither and thither in old |
Sweden"
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