The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-05
FOURTH !g,SERVED
.A7sas COPENHAGEN
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Great c Q Sration In a Foreign
Country
BY DANISH-AMERICANS
immigrants From United States Are
Joined In Exercises BY Great Men
of Their Adopted Country
Across the Atlantic.

Copenhagen, July 4-lThe Danish-Amer-
lean association, the members of which
are American citizens arranged an slab-
crate celebration of the Fourth of July
at the national exposition at Aarhus,
and it was carried out with great success
today, constituting a festival of novel
character Features of the celebration
were addresses by the American min
lister, DIR. Maurice Fegan, and the Danish
minister at Washington, Count Carl
Moltke.
Crown Prince Christian and the Crown
Princess were present, the Crown Prince
representing King Frederick, who re-
Gently expressed to DR. Max Henius of
Chicago one of the prime movers in the
celebration, regret on his inability to at
tend personally and his best wishes for
the Danish-American reunion
All the members of the American lega-
ton. Premier Neergaard and many of the
government officials attended. The expo
sltion grounds were crowded with not less
than 10000 people. The Crown Prince,
during the course of a speech, said:
I'm behalf OF my father, 1 give best
greetings. The King is very happy that so
many former Danish citizens are gath
cred here. 1t shows that the great ocean
has not divided us; that we have a
common country, common language and
sentiments in common"
Great Enthusiasm.
A scene of the greatest enthusiasm fol-
lowed with singing of the national anthem
and cantata, The Fourth of July" DIR.
MENUS rendered a greeting of love and
good will from Danish Americans to their
old country He declared that the mis-
representations and exaggerations on the
part of the European press regarding
everythingAmerican was often due to lack
of understanding of America. its institu-
tions progress and culture, mingled with
some jealousy at the conditions and
achievements of European people In their
adopted country. In conclusion he en-
phaszed the fact that this was the first
occasion in history where the European
immigrants had celebrated the national
day of their adopted country in the land
which s.adled them.
DR.. Henius' speech was constantly inter-
cheers greeted the reading of the mes
sag of good will from President Taft.
resolution was then read, signed by
10000 Americans of Danish descent, ex-
pressing their love for the mother coun-
try and their pride In American citi-
zenship.
Moitke Reads Greetings.
Count Moltke opened the second part of
the proceedings by reading greetings from
the American Secretary of State.
In a brief address he pointed out that
it was picked men and not adventurers
who had founded the first colonies in
America.
DR.. Henius read kilograms of greeting
from Danish associations newspapers and
distinguished Danes and Americans In
all parts of the United States.
The American minister DR.. Fegan,
spoke on the Americana Danish Descent"
1.-The Danish American citizens love for
Denmark" he said, lis the beacon light
which leads him to steer his course truly.
He feels that he has a splendid past,
and that he must make his future as true
and loyal as the lives of his ancestors
have been. He is no less Dane be-
cause he is more an American; he does
not love Denmark less because he loves
America more his fellow citizens know
that he is true man because he upholds
the traditions of true manlness which he
has derived from the successes and fail
ures, the glorious victories of an honor
able past
At great banquet given tonight by
the Aarhuus municipality, at which 1000
guests were present, Premier Nergaard
spoke in honor of the United States, and
Martin j. Clan. the Danish consul at
New York for Denmark.