Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23
GREETED BY THE KING
Reception of the Dignitaries at
Trondhiem.
BRILLIANT WITH UNIFORMS
American Delegates to Be Presented
Monday.
MIR. BRYAN MAKES A SPEECH
Formal Leave-Taking Of the Special
Embassies to Occur Tuesday
Festivities End Wednesday.
BRILLIANT WITH UNIFORMS
MIR. BRYAN MAKES A SPEECH

TRONDHJEM, June 23.-King Haakon
and Queen Maud today held their first
levee and the palace again was the towns
center of interest. All the special embas-
sizes, statesmen. officials and other promi-
nent persons attended. The American spe-
cial ambassador, Charles H Graves, with
his staff. and the ladies of the American
party were present. Mr.. Graves presented
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Bryan Mrs. Mar
shall Field, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs. Meade. Miss
Eddy of Chicago, Mrs. Slater and Miss
Gwynn of Washington. and Mr.. and Mrs
Meyer of New York.
The sun shone warmly and Trondhjem
was made brilliant by the uniformed and
brightly costumed assemblage. presenting
an exceedingly attractive scene.
Arrangements have been completed for
King Haakon to receive In audience the
Norwegian American delegates to his coro-
nation on Monday. DR.. Dane Of Chicago
will on that occasion present to the king
congratulathory address, and the Norwe-
gian consul at Chicago. T. G. Gade, V /!
give the king a portfolio containing music
poems and drawings in behalf Of the Nor
wegians Of that city. King Haakon prob
ably will make one response to the Nor
wegian-American delegations. which num-
Der about dozen
The great bulk OF the Norwegians who
came to Norway from America, ostensibiy
for the coronation, did not come to Trondh-
jem, but, instead. scattered to their former
homes In various parts of the country, love
of their old homesteads and kinsmen prov
ing stronger than their desire to visit
Trondhjem In any case. the trip here is
difficult and somewhat expensive, and be-
fined to Trondhjem but are universal
throughout Norway.
The crowd which came to see the king
and queen crowned Is already breaking up
but the special embassies will remain here
until Tuesday or Wednesday. The formal
leave taking OF the embassies will take
place Tuesday. The first to depart left here
by train last night, and today several for
eign excursion steamers hoisted their an
chors and steamed down the ford. The for
NAL program ends Wednesday with an ex-
cursion around the ford. but King Haakon
and Queen Maud viii remain at Trondhjem
until Emperor William comes here July g.
The Observation-Disclosures delegates to the
| coronation of King Haakon held meet
| ing this afternoon In the garden OF the old
archbishop's palace, under the shadow of
| the cathedral. and invited William J. Bryan
| to address them. When Mr.. Bryan appear
| ed he was presented with American and
| Norwegian flags and the crowd cheered
| him.
/ Mr.. Bryan said that judging Norway by
! her sons who come to America he wanted
/ to offer her his congratulations. He de-
4 ciared that Norway had achieved high civ
| ilization without losing any Of her early,
rugged strength. a thing nations rarely
| achieved. He hoped the country's pros
| perity would be as long as her days were
now.
| Pere Stroman of Wisconsin. the Rev. Mr..
| Madison OF Minnesota and DR.. Field OF
| North Dakota, who acted as chairman, also
/ addressed the meeting. The burden OF
their remarks consisted of expressions OF
i sympathy. encouragement and congratula-
tion from the Observation-Disclosures in
the United States to their brethren In Nor
| way.