The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-17
CITY NEWS.
TO-DAY NORWEGIAN
FOURTH OF JULY
VARIOUS SOCIETIES OF, THE CITY
WILL CELEBRATE.
Declaration of Norway's Independence
and PRONUNCIATION of Her Constitu-
ton Took Place May II, 1S14-
Memorable Event Subject Of Many
orations for This Evening.

Norway's fair daughters and sturdy
sons are celebrating to-day the ami
versary of the declaration Of indepen-
dence and the PRONUNCIATION of a con-
stitution by the popular assembly
which met at Eidsvold in the spring Of
1914 The bold act of the assembly
started a war and the Swedes, under
the leadership of Marshal Bernadotte,
who was heir to the Swedish throne,
invaded Norway with an army of TO-
900 men and the whole navy. There
were minor engagements at Lier and
Medskog which the Norwegians de-
clared were important victories. On
the eve of a big battle near Moss a
truce was declared and Sweden rec
ognized Norway's independence and
the constitution. Shortly after the
two Kingdoms united under one king.
The independence that the Eidsvold
assembly declared was not against
Sweden, however, but against Dem
mark, and the Swedish claim to Nor
way was based on one Of the terms Of
the treaty Of Kiel, which was made
about the same time.
Pretentious celebrations are being
held in America this year, particular
ly at Fargo and Mortified. Locally
there will be no general observance,
but this evening there will be ten or
twelve meetings in shonor Of the day
in various parts Of the city.
At Betania Norwegian Lutheran
church Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen will
! Influence in the North" A musical
program including numbers by the
church choir and well known soloists
will be presented. The ladies of ethe
church will serve refreshments.
Trinity Norwegian Lutheran church
will hold it's exercises at the church,
Ninth street and Twentieth avenue s.
Rev. Gustav Oftedal, pastor of the
church, will speak on the significance
of the day to the Norwegian people.
The musical program will consist Of
an organ prelude based on Norwegian
melodies, two violin solos by Olaf
Halls, the popular violinist; piano solo
by Miss Esther Peterson, and num-
bers by the ladies' chorus Of the
church, the Apollo Singing society and
large mixed chorus, which will pre-
sent Wagner's tournament of Song"
Nidaros Lodge, No. 1, Sons of Nor
way, will celebrate at Foresters' hall,
2O11-13 Washington avenue N. Ad-
dresses will be given both in English
and Norwegian by Well-knoWn speak
ers. Jacob L. Hort, tenor, and MRS.
Hort, soprano, are on the program
for several numbers.
has prepared an informal program in
honor Of the day and will present it
at the lodge rooms on Franklin and
Bloomington avenues S. Addresses,
music and dancing. will be included
in the evenings entertainment.
Dovre Lodge, NO. 3, Sons OF Norway,
will meet at Foresters hall, Fourth
and Thirteenth avenue Me- The
speakers of the evening will be Mayor
James G. Haynes and. Thomas .Lajord.
Dovre Singing sooietyUwiH sing the
patriotic hymns Of Norway and Carl
Carlow will entertain with humorous
selections. After the program there
will be dancing to the music of Ape
lions orchestra.
Normanna hall will be the gathering
place for the Norwegian Turner's and
their numerous friends. A number OF
athletic events such as wand drill
and mat exercises by the boys class
high jumping, parallel bar work and
vaulting by the mems class will show
| what the Turner's can do. Then there
will be an exhibition of bag punching
| by Larson and Larson, fancy lifting
and dumbbell work by Colbyson and
Larson and trick stunt by Oatman
and Sveen. Addresses will be deliv-
cred by Senator Henry J. Gjertsen and
Mayor James c. Haynes. After the
program dancing will be in order.
Fran society will give an entertain
ment at Tollefson's- hall, Franklin and
Fifteenth avenues S. A varied en-
tertainment will be presented and the
festivities will close with a ball. The
ladies Of the society have undertake
en- to serve refreshments.
| Nordlyset Singing society will hold
its fest at East Side Turner hall, Mar
shall street and Sixth avenue NE.
Dancing is promised.
Cedar Camp of the Modern Wood
men, in honor Of its large Norwegian
membership, will also observe the day
at it's hall, on Two and One-half street.
Alderman Lars M. Rand and Harry
A. Lund will speak. The program
includes vocal solos by Miss Alma Oh
son and Master Lawrence Lund and
numbers by the Cedar camp quartet,
which will make its first public APP
4 pearance this evening. This enter
| tainment is free.