The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-09
CLIMAX OF SAENfHESI
TWELVE THOUSAND ATTENDED
THE PICNIC AT SMELLING
YESTERDAY
CAFE CLAIMANT LAST NIGHT
Convention Wound Up With a Va
rtety Show by Clever Mem
bers ead General So
efaI Time.

the Northwestern Scandinavian Singers
association at Harris park. Fort Smell
Ing, yesterday afternoon. Everybody
was happy and good Eatured and all en-
joyed themselves to their hearts con-
tent with dancing. listening to the sing
ing, or passing the time III tae many
other diversions provided
1t was a beautiful afternoon and just
the kind Of a day for picnic. The cool
breeze made every part Of the grounds
comfortable, and every part was occupied
so completely that one could move about
only with difficulty This was the only
feature of the cutting that was not all
that could be desired. The picnic was 4
little too much OF success in the way
of attendance. Seibert's orchestra
furnished excellent music for the dancing
A chorus OF 1u0 voices sang several
songs, after which Mr.. c. II. Bio1n. OF
st. Paul, delivered a stirring speech. He
sGid:
when the Northwestern Scandinavian
singers assembled under the standard of
the Scandinavian song, giving expression
TO dts beauty, there Crept Ger Us ali a
kifldlier feeling Of brotherly love, and We
were made to leel that the countries rep
resented here, though they have met i'll
battle from time to time, and tneir si1-
Ing kings have sat alternately Gl-on each
other thrones, Yet these nations belong
in fact a brotherhood in the family
of nations, because they have the same
traditions, aspirations and Song Their
singing has played upon the finest chorus
of the human SOUL filling cur life with
new beauty, OUT hearts with good cheer,
and our minds with higher aims
THE sagas tell US that the singing of
the maid at the churn caught The ear of
Haral HaarderaaGe and made her queen
Since then MANY queens OF song have
come from the scandinavian peninsula.
Today there is scarcely & hamlet in the
Northwest but has reared in its midst
an altar to the goddess Of seng. In he
days of old the 'skald,' or singer, was
the chosen fayeTite of the king Under
the banner OF his chief we lind him in the
times of battle, and in the banquet hail
he had the place of honor. He recorded
the brave deeds of the warrior and sang
their -dTapa over their graves History
was made by his song. AS a singer WAS
appreciated then, so he is appreciated
now, but song stands today Upon q high
er plane than of yore.
we are living in a transitory age.
Time VIII SOON come in this country when
the Danish, Swedish and the Norwegian
| languages VIII be forgotten. We are
passing over into what is termed an
American civilization and in doing so,
we should take with US all that is beau
tiful and good in our litera ture, music
and song-transfer il as a glittering Jewel
of Scandinavian culture to the diadem of
American ciEiHzation-thar it, like a dia-
mond OF the purest water, may reflect
the light of Scandinavian culture to COM
ing generations.
One of the leading papers of this city
said editorially at the opening. of this
convention: The best demonstration OF
the best benefits derived from the emf
grafton from the northern peninsula OF
Europe to the Northwest, is that which
begins today, the sangerfest. The people,
the singing societies present, represent
the culture of the Northwest. 1t is a fine
degree of culture, and st. Paul is proud
to acknowledge the debt of today and of
musicians. s-f ..-
I'VE need your songs to give us a pres
tige with the people of this country, but
you can do more. Sing from the classical
heights OF the classical parnassus that
our countrymen may look up from the
materialstic grind of daily routine, and
become Hnnobled by the association with
The line art. Sing till the. discordant
sounds that exist in the nations of the
North may vanish ard harmony reign.
our work may be ardueus. Disin-
terestedneSS may creep into the ranks,
put be true to your aim; never give up.
The tide CT appreciation for your efforts
Will turn, and the phoenix of Scandi-
naYltn song VIII rise, as you viii be ap-
preciated by a people who, by reason of
Your efforts, have been cultivated enough
to und nrSfand their value
Senator Nle1s Juul, of Chicago, former
ly president of the United Scandinavian
AolIiSSiS VI America, VINO IS mere ON the
Invitation of the committee, also made q
brief speech. He said in part:
Before many years the Scand.na7ians
VIII have been absorbed into the great
American nation, and Of the early settlers
of this vast. glorious Northwestern coun-
try only our Scandinavian names viii re-
main 1t has never been the desire of
any descendant Of the northern races to
create a state within the state, but we
have aimed through our singing, literary
and art societies to create such an inter
est in the Scandinavian race and its
achievements that our descendants Will
point with the same pride to their pros
gen>tOrs as Go the descendants of the
early settlers of the Eastern states.
so continue to sing. Let the languages
of Bjoruson, Tbsen, Hans Christian An
derson and Tesnir float over the bound
less praiTies, borne upon eyer-reStless
waves OF melody produced by Grieg,
Hartman and BellRlan, until OF our land
ing and settling here only our childreu's
memory and our history remain
The picnic was also a financial success,
and the singers can feel proud that they
had the banner crowd OF the season. The
committees In charge handled the affair
in an excellent manner, and much of the
success is due to their untiring work
1t was nearly s o'clock last evening
when the singers abandoned the picnic
grounds and sought Mozart hall for the
Cafe Chantant" at 9 O'Clock.
The picnic committees were: Arrange
merits, David Waiblogn, chairman; L.
Turner, A Ring and NJ Moe; dancing. O.
j. f. Border; refreshments, Mrs. H. Lob
baCr, Mrs. ed Norleen, Mrs. Julius Lee
vine and Mrs. M Johnson.