Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-07-22
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
HAD MOST DELIGHTFUL TRIP

Swedish-American Singers Experience
Finest OF Weather While Crossing
AtIantic-Consul Hobe OF ST. Paul
Norwegian Minister at Washington.
Danish Aeronaut Makes Spectacular
Flight Over Copenhagen City Hail..
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Carl Lonnerblad, who accompanies
the Swedish-American Elite chorus to
| Sweden, writes most Interestingly re-
garding their trip across the Atlantic
in the Oscar II. and their reception in
Malmo. The writer first speaks of the
farewell reception rendered the chorus
before leaving New York in Little
Hungary" where the chorus was en-
| tertained by the "Lyran" Singing So
| ciety. During the trip across the
singers encountered the finest kind Of
| weather and there was very little sea
sickness among the members of the
chorus. The chorus gave two concerts
on the way across, which were a sue
cess both financially and unsteady.
They also sang at the Sunday services
| in the chapel of the Oscor II. After
arriving in Christiania the chorus
took the electric cars to the HOlmen-
| kollen hotel, situated high up in the
: hills back of the city, and from there
enjoyed the magnificent panorama of
| the beautiful Christiania valley below.
Director Ortengren secured a large
dining hall and set the singers to
practice for nearly two hours. Their
voices blended nicely and they were
thus given an opportunity to prepare
! for the concert in Malmo the follow
! ing evening. In Malmo the singers re-
ceived a most enthusiastic reception.
The concert in the evening proved a
grand success and every seat in the
large hall was taken. The concert
was given in the commodiOus st. Pc
| ter's church and because Of this fact
no applause was allowed. The "seXa"
which followed in the Kings park was
something exceptional. The whole sit.
uation teemed with the spirit of good
| cheer and the "Skaningar" certainly
have sustained their reputation as the
most hospitable entertainers on earth.
A telegram was sent to the king stat
ing that the chorus would soon be in
Stockholm and requesting his majesty
that he would receive the chorus at
the palace. His majesty Immediately
acknowledged the telegram and bid
the singers welcome to visit the pal
ace and to take all the time they de-
sired to look it over. After leaving
MalmO the chorus started for Lund,
where they gave concert to large
and enthusiastic audience in the great
cathedral there. Great preparations
have been made in Stockholm for the
reception of the chorus and it looks as
though the entire concert tour would
be a triumphant march through the
land of Jenny Lind and Christina
Nilsson
Still another Swedish singing at
traction contemplates visiting the
United States in the near future. The
attraction consists of the "TralIande
Pojkar"-AxeI Huffman, Ole Strand
berg and Felix Korling. They will
visit such cities in the United States
where the Swedish element is in evil
dence, as New York, Chicago, Omaha,
St. Paul and Minneapolis and may ex-
tend their tour to Seattle.
The series of international sailing
matches for the one-tonner cup at
Kiel have just been finished and re-
suited in the cup going to Sweden.
The Swedish boat Agnes proved her
self most superior in the light
breezes, which mostly prevailed, and
she won her three races after eight
matches had been sailed. Next year
the cup will be sailed for in Gothen-
burg, Sweden.
TWenty-three prominent German
journalists recently visited Stockholm
and were the guests of the Stockholm
Press club. They were also received
by King Gustaf and wherever they
appeared in Sweden they were given
an ovation. They were charmed with
the hospitality of the Swedes and were
profuse in their praise of their recep-
ton in Stockholm and other cities.
A recent dispatch from Stockholm
states that the Swedish-American
male chorus gave an open air concert |
in Skansen a week ago last Monday,
which was attended by at least $4,000 |
persons. The singers were presented |
to the king and queen and the leader, |
Professor Ortengren, and Victor Nils |
son of Minneapolis were awarded the |
order of Vasa.
1t has been definitely settled that !
the Olympian games will be held in |
Stockholm June to Is, 1912. No |
stone will be left unturned to make
this the greatest sporting event of