Evening star., 1909-07-05
AT AARHUS EXPOSITION
Crown Prince Makes Speech in Be-
half of King Frederick.
ADDRESS BY MINISTER EGAN
Congratulates Mother Country on
the Sturdy Citizens She Has
Given America.

| COPENHAGEN. July The Danish
! American Association the members of
which are American citizens arranged an
| elaborate celebration of the Fourth Of
| July at the national exposition at Aar-
/ hus, and ii was carried ont with great
| success yesterday. constituting a festival
| of novel character. Features of the cele-
| bration were addresses by the American
| minister. Dr. Maurice r. eEgan. 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 Hehius of
Chicago, one of the prime movers in the
tend personally and his best wishes for
the Danish American reunion
! All the members of the American lesa-
| ton, Premier Neergaard and many of
the government officials attended The
Exposition grounds were crowded with not
less than 10000 people. and the immense
| festival hall was inadequate to hold all
! tho Americans and Danes taking part In
| the ceremonies
The crown prince, during the course of
! speech said: In behalf of my father
] give all best greetings The king is very
, zens are gathered here. IT shows that
! the great ocean has not divided us: that
We have common mother couptry, a
common language and sentiments In COM
mon. ] hope this meeting will cement
closer the union between the United
States and Denmark
| scene of the greatest enthusiasm fol-
| lowed with the singing Of the national
| anthems and a cantata. The Fourth of
July" by Ivar kirkegaard of Racine
| Wis, and music by Carl Busch of Kansas
| CITY.
, DR.. Henius read telegrams of greeting
| from Danish associations, newspapers and
| distinguished Danes and Americans in ali
| parts of the United States.
DR.. Egan's Address.
The American minister. DR.. Egan. spoke
| on The American Of Danish Descent
The Danish-A American citizens love for
Denmark he said, is 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 OF a Dane because
| he Is more of an American: he does not
| love Denmark less because he loves
America more; his fe low-citizens know
| that he is a true man because he mp
| holds these traditions of true manliness
| which he has derived from the successes
| and failures, the glorious victories and
| the no .ess glorious defeats Of an honor
| able past.
| The Dane In America Is In the van
| or the great procession OF effort and
/ progress. because he is in earnest, be-
| cause he Ia not ashamed to do honest
work and because he looks the future in
| the face with clear and honest eyes.
America today thanks Denmark that she
has sent her sons to uphold the honor
| OF one country and to add to the strength
| OF the other.
Speaks for President Taft.
1T is not necessary for me to express,
| on the part of the President and the peo-
pie of the United States, the qualification
they feel In being present In spirit at
| meetings of this character President
Taft has'already many times shown his
appreciation of such celebrations, and he
| has in this case been especially interested
and sympathetic. | know that he would
! be only too happy if many more Danes
| or the Kind We see here should a6ODt our
| country as their permanent home The
! ties between the United States and Dem
mark are Observation-Disclosures which make.
Tor fnture peace among the nations-and
ms is the one OF those happy occasions
that tend TO bind our two countries to-
gether with hoops of steel"
!! At a great banquet given last night by
the Aarhus municipality, at which 1000
guests were present, Premier Seergaard
! spoke In honor of the United States, and
Martin j. Clan, the Danish consul at
| New York. for Denmark
All the Danish americans here Nill be
entertained July at the great national
/ feast at Freder.cia City, and July Is by
| the municipality of Copenhagen.