The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-02
.N0RWE6|ANS 70 CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL INDIE
PENDENCE MAY II.
Hardy Sons ana Buxom Daughters
u the North Land to Hold Grand
Celebration mt Madison Park-At
Least 5000 Persons Will Attend.

The hardy sons and buxom daughters
Of Norway who have found homes in the
new world on the shores of Puget sound,
together with all those VINO, though of
American birth, claim descent from the
ancient Norsemen, will on May II celebrate
IN this city the eigf1ty-sixth Anniversary
OF Norwegian independence.
Committees have been appointed, ora
tors chosen and all preparations made for
q grand patriotic festival at Mad SON
street park. Two large steamers have been
chartered TO give free excursions on Lake
Washington during the day, national
games and sports and a basket picnic. in
which II is expected 5000 people will parti-
cipate viii be held on the lake shore and
IN the evening after a programme OF ora
lions and music n grand ball in the pa
Wilton will bring the day to a close.
Tho First regiment band has been en-
gagged for the entire day and in the even
ing will be supplemented by the Morse Giee
Club and the Seattle Lfederkranz. The
scaoists will be Mrs. Jennie Houghton Ed
Frank a oles nr' now Wv Mhasam banker
but formerly secretary OF the Seattle Gard
Of public works. has been chosen orator
q the day. Among Aher speakers wiz be
end G. NJ. Thuiand, OF this city. Mr.. Thu
land will preside at the evening maaung.
The committee OF arrangements has been
gelected G.. M. Thuland, ]. A. He,nrick.
H. p. Rude, Chris. Hanson, N. w. Chris
tQn y, Frick. A. J. Thuland and Capt.
eorwegians date their national free
lpm from May II, 1si4 when, at Eidsvoold.
Norway constitution, later sealed with
the blood of their forefathers, was adopt
Cd. BY the treaty ,o& Kiel, az the close
Of Europe decided to cede Norway and
her people to Sweden as punishment
Tor the action Of Denmark and Norway,
her dependency in siding with the great
CoTsican. The Norwegians. although
Norway had for 400 years been governed
by Denmark, virtually as a province, re-
volted when the announcement OF the
treaty Of Kasl was made. and denied the
right of the pswers to cede them and their
territory without their consent.
Marshal Bernadotte. crown prince OF
France France With his veterans s, Of the campaign
Just closed. resolved to make the cession
effective by invading Norway In tho
meapwhie Frederick crown. prince OF
he called a constitutional convention,
which met AZ Eidsvoold. There on May II.
1H4 q constitution modelled after that OF
the ycttng United States OF America, was
When Marshal Bernadotte entered Nor
way he met with serious opposition, and
found that even his battle-scarred vet
spens were no match for the Norwegian
peasants hEhting for their liberty on their
. own grornd. The result was that in No
vepber or the same year he agreed TO rec
oVanise the constitution of Fddsvoold, pro-
vided the Norwesians would recognize his
A0thof4Ay and the cession OF their country
"a Swsden. The compact was signed and
Norway and Sweden were united under
With the union a new era dawned for
Norway and from that time forward rapid
strides were made In education, industries
wssians havs for many we Years 1'' osls,
trated the anniversary as national holi-
day.