Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
DENMARK.


DENMARK. .tSI
All Danish-Americans will be inter-
ested In a dispatch from Aarhus.
which says that the Danish American
association has made arrangements
for a festival of novel character to
take place here July 4. in connection
with national exposition now In
progress. II is the first time that an
attempt has been made to have q
Fourth of July celebration in for
eign country arranged by naturalixed
American citizens descended from
that country.
The object is to afford Scandina-
VANS an occasion to learn the truth
about the country which many OF
their nationality have made their
home and learned to love as their own
country, where they have awaited
themselves of the opportunities Of
fered them and with which they are
thoroughly familiar
The crown prince of Denmark and
both the American ambassador to
Denmark and the Danish ambassador
to the United States, as well as
George Brandes and other well known
Danes, will participate In the exer-
cises. At least 1000 persons from
the United States will be present In
Aarhus on the Fourth OF July An
attendance of $4,000 Is expected by
tho Qynncitfcp authorftiou
The program arranged by the DAN
ish-American association follows:
First Part, 10 A. M.
Cantata by Ivar Kirkegaard, Racine,
Wis; music by Carl Busch, Kansas
City. Mo-; chorus of 100 voices; solo
by Hedge Nissen of the Danish Royal
opera.
Address by the president of the ex-
position, Mayor Drechsel.
Remarks by the chairman Of the
Aarhus Day committee by DR.. Max
Henius, Chicago.
Address by the representative Of
the Danish government. ~
Orchestra. ~
Second Part, 1 p. M. (.
Orchestra.
THE American From a Danish
Point of View" by the Danish minis
ter at Washington, Count Carlo
Moltke.
brief History of the American OF
Danish Descent" by Ivar Kirkegaard.
Racine.
The Danish-American Of the City,"
by Carl Antonsen, Chicago.
THE Danish-American OF the Prai.
rie,' by Carl Hansen, Tyler. MINI.
Our Homes in the United States"
by Rev. Adam Dan, Chicago.
Danish national hymn, by audience.
accompanied by orchestra.
Third Part, p. NJ.
Orchestra.
The American OF Danish Descent"
by the American minister at Copen4
hagen, DR.. Maurice Francis Egan.
"The Call Of the Outer World" by
Theodor BredsdorfY, director OF the
high school at Roskilde
Orchestra, cello solo by Herman
Standby, New York.
The Call OF the Home" by Prof.
George Brandes, Copenhagen.
MY Country, 'Tis OF Thee" by au-
dience, accompanied by orchestra.
The orchestra under direction or
Carl Busch.
In the evening grand concert, So
loist Peter Cornelius 1.-THE famous
Danish tenor, who intends visiting the
United States in 1910); Hedge Nissen,
Mrs. Ulrich and Miss Krarup Hansen,
all OF the Danish Royal opera. Copen-
hagen. After the concert a BANQUET
rendered the Americans by the city
| OF Aarhus.
The crown prince has accepted the
invitation OF the committee, and win
participate In all the festivities.
Anders Nielsen, the Danish minis
ter OF agriculture, lac resigned, giy.
ing as his reasons for 30 doing the
disagreement over ttc propose. for
the national ie:erse enc o.Aer c,rcr.
ences as to governmental policies.
His successor he'd not Lc~n rarned Mt
this writing. Nielsen's resignation
was expected.
The rigsdsg was EXPECTED to ad-
journ the esr.y per. OF May. The
elections we're held May Is, end It il
assumed tLat the 10y VIII lcassem-
Bile June : and remain in session for
couple o. months