Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-16
CAPTURES SIOUX FALLS
LUREN RECEIVES THE ONLY ENCORE
DecOrah's Singing Society is Highly Prais.
ed at Sioux Falls for the Splendid
Rendition of their Beautiful
Songs.
Sioux Falls, S. D.,
July IA, 1902,

| July III JJU%.
Ed. Public Opinion:
The fifth biennial meeting of the
Northwestern Scandinavian Singers
Association held at Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, this week will go down
in history among the Scandinavian
Singers, as the greatest festival ever
held. Sioux Falls may feel justly
proud in being permitted to enter
tain such a vast number of singers as
gathered there to celebrate.
That everybody was treated royalty
is putting it in mild manner; from
all sides could be heard people COM
menting on the splendid entertain
ment set forth by the Sioux Falls
people.
The Sioux Falls organization had
engaged excellent assistants for both
concerts on Friday and Saturday even
ing, namely Nine. Ragna Lime,
known the world over as the leading
Scandinavian soprano singer and Mr..
Gustav Holmquist, of Chicago, who
captured the audience by his splendid
basso voice and also was leading SOL
DIST in "Landkjending" sung by the
whole choir
Mr.. Jens H. Flaaten, of Duluth,
Mimi, Director-in Chief of the N.
W. s. S. A., is certainly deserving of
much praise for the manner in which
he conducted this great body CT sing
ers. He is true gentleman and very
popular among the singers.
The city auditorium in which the
banquet was held on Saturday was
nicely decorated and trimmed with
bunting Throughout. Citizens and all
other organizations turned out to help
entertain the vast Thong Of white
caps"
Luren was the first society to arrive
in the city and was met at the depot
by the Minnehaha Mondskor, of Sioux
Falls, and under their leadership the
Luren was taken to the Singers head
quarters, and after meeting old
friends and making acquaintance
each sought their respective hotels
where they rested during the remain
der of the day.
A telegram presumably sent from
Cedar Rapids conveyed the intelli-
gence that Luren had been swamped,
owing to the high water just above
Cedar Rapids. But just the reverse,
we landed at Sioux Falls and every
body seemed to be in the best of hu-
NOR. Mr.. B. Anundsen, of the Deco
rah Posten, also accompanied us, as
there also happened to be Press As
socciation meeting here at the same
time.
The first concert which was held
on Friday, proved success and stand
ing room was at a premium in spite
of Ringing Bros. Circus which was
billed for that town that day.
| The second concert was held ON Sat
urday evening and was just as good if
not better in attendance than the pre-
vius evening. Everything went as
usual until the Luren stepped forward
and sang the favorite song, min
Lila Vra," when the audience fairly
went wild with enthusiasm. One OF
the rules of the N w. S. S. A. was
that no one society would be allowed
to appear twice, ON account of the
lengthy program rendered. All the
members took their seats in their re.
spective places again among the
singers, but without avail. The aud
fence again broke forth in applause
and this time began calling foI
"Luren Luren Luren" and nothing
would appease the audience until they
stepped forth. This time they sang
"Op Matrosser," which was rendered
in most mastery manner under the
leadership of Mr.. E. NJ. Sunnes. To
close with we must relate one Incl.
dent which happened on the second
balcony during Luren's singing A
the Luren stepped out for the frs,
song, a lady was heard 20 remark
MY goodness, here is society that
has not even got leader" Upon the
rendition of the piece, she exclaimed
"Oh, My G. l never heard such
singing in my life.
| We expect to arriv at Decorah OF
Wednesday afternoo 1t 900 p. m.
and we will never fo. get the cordial
ity that was extended us by Minneha
ha Manskor, and the loyal citizens o.
Sioux Falls xxx