The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17

Christiania, Norway, May 4.-The
day set for the departure Of the Nor
Wegian student singers has arrived.
steamer United States, and expected to
give their first concert in Brooklyn,
May II. ~.
will visit Minneapolis, and by the Nor
wegian newspapers / learn that extern
sive preparations are being made Tor
their reception in all the American cit
The choir has given three concerts
here. Every ticket was sold far in ado
advance. The crown prince was one Of
the audience at their second concert. 1t
may therefore be said that they have
made a good and financially profitable
start already in this country, as $4,000
kroner have been placed as guarantee
trvmen. There IS no doubt, however,
that the choir will be able not only to
take in enough money to cover the ex-
penses of the trip, but also to have
some profit. It was decided to give e,
steamer stopped there a few hours.
trip in this country, and no doubt, such
is also the case among the Norweglans
in America It may therefore be of in
terest to The urnal readers to
learn the names of the participants in
this modern viking excursion.
The fifty forming the choir are as
follows:
Thomson Mp presideep ti
Herlofsen, student, medicine.
Conductor-O. A. Groendahl, composer:
soloists-Johannes Berg Hansen and Rolf Ham
mpresario-Gustave Thalberg. New York.
Seeretary-HegSman Lie, stud jur. .o,,.na
Christensen, STUD: jur.; Simeon K Dahl stu, stud
st udI' jur; Carl Kaas, DDS; Uirik Moerk'
cand. mag, Michael Punter void, stud: jur.,
s Syn NJ b. win ih' zogb a MD
Second Tenor-Jens Halfstad. stud. polyt.;
IT'D R7s3 Nah ss i 5snf
hyhs court sat- Td Ane
Traaen, stud. real; Robert Tschudy, MD.
rF FTse Hnnf heriosen stud med
eand phil; binar o1sum Mp; Ludwig , s "a; e:
soiem. MD; Daniel steen. stud, jur.; S. G.
svendsen, departmental secretary.
Peter er0 Bull Stud jur; Wilhelm Christie, stud
Mp E. Gol M ra M nE 6 asps E. nemps
cand jur.; Gerhard Magnus, stud. jur:; Einai
sehibbye sch1o principal HEINRICH ISict Iho% 9n
| y. W
ter Helm lawyer.
The repertory is, of course, very Sc
lect, and will, no doubt, receive the ap.
probation it deserves. Only two of the
participants are professional singers
The others having all chosen some other
occupation and sing merely for the love
of it.
They will all at least have a very
interesting trip, and many of them viii
be accompanied by relatives ant
friends who have decided to go along
on the Journey just for the fun of thu
thing-and fun it will be, or else they
are not worthy Of it. ..
Things to Come.
day parade, but nothing unusual wa
, expected to happen here in that con
nection. An exceptionally large mum
: Der of paraders turned out this yea
. because so few Of them are laboring a
present.
Extensive preparations are going o .!
wegian Independence Day. There ar
so many circumstances this year t
make Norwegian citizens unite in dc
ing special honor to the day. Anothe
feature, new to the year, will be sci
vices in the several churches early i
the morning; this Will put more OF
religious stamp on the day than fo1
I merly has been customary. Fridtjo
Nansen will deliver the Grafton Of tn
day at Christiania. H.
Norway's New Loan,
Last year, in December, the stol
thing decided to make a loan to b
used as a reserve fund. Ten millio
kroner was then secured, and to thi
d has now been added 40,O00,000 krone
French capital, at 31@ per cent interes
According to the regulations for thj
4 fund, the money cannot be used excer
4 for extraordinary purposes, as, for il
stance, war or any like calamity. Th
capital can under no circumstances b
for sri its T use from the administppation an
this is, again, dependent on the conser
I Of the storthing.
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