Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-08
TWO OF NATIONS
!, SEND GREETINGS
Messages Are Received from
President Taft and King
Oscar.
WISHES FOR PROSPERITY
Executive of United States Regrets
His Inability to BE Here for
s Jubilee Ceremonies.

i Greetings from the rulers of two ma
Ftions--President Taft and King Gus
'tav V. OF Sweden-were presented this
morning TO Augustana college and the
Augusta1a synod. The greeting from
President TAFT was by letter. while
that OF the king of Sweden was per
eonal message conveyed by Bishop
Gezelias Won Scheele. President Taft's
letter was addressed to President An
dfeen and read as follows:
desire to express my thanks for
your kind Invitation, and regret very
much that am unable TO accept
wish TO congratulate Augustana on its
Both anniversary and wish to extend
my very best wishes for it's continued
prosperity. ". H. TAFT"
After DR.. Andreen had read Presi-
Dent Taft's letter, Bishop Won Scheele
took the platform and in a warm and
enthusiastic speech delivered the
greetings OF his monarch.
Greefinss from King.
Ills majesty, King Gustav ", babe
ms TO extend to you Swedish-Ameri-
cans his heartiest and most loving
greetings. He Is proud to hear from
former President Roosevelt that the
Swedish people are playing such an
honorable and important part in the
upbuilding and development OF this
country, and hopes that you will con-
ttnue to bring honor not only on your |
selves. but upon the Swedish nation |
as we'll.
He wishes In this manner to show
his recognition of what you Swedish
Americans have accomplished. and he
charged me 10 extend his personal
love to all Swedes in America"
The bishop then delivered greetings
from the state church of Sweden, the
Ministers association of Sweden. the
Swedish-American society of Stock
holm and others.
Greetings from Universittes.
Henrik Schuck, rector magnificus of
the University of Upsala. Sweden, de
iivered greetings from his own uni
versity as well as Lund university.
He referred to Augustana college as
the spiritual capital of Swedish
America" DR.. Schuck was atti:ed in
the robes Of his Office of rector mag
nificus. In addition to his address, he
handed DR.. Andreen two bound manu-
scripts, one containing greetings from G
Upsala university in Latin, and the
other a greeting in Swedish from Lund
Both were beautifully en-
crossed
DR.. Andreen read reply from Au-
gustana college written in Latin to =
both the universities Of Sweden and f
to the state church. Other greetings /
were extended as follows:
On behalf of the theological semi c
naries OF the Lutheran church in I
America-Rev. Professor Henry E. d
Jacobs, D. D., l. l. D., Mount Airy v
Philadelphia. Pa p
On behalf of the Lutheran colleges q
Of American, outside the Augustana u
synod-Rev. Professor John W. Haas, q
D. D., Allentown, Pa II
On behalf of the colleges of Illinois
A. r. Taylor, Phi. D., De-
.atur, Ill. b
On behalf of the western universities y
A. A. Stomberg, Univer Il
'ity of Minnesota "
On behalf of Harvard university and tt
he University of Ili.nois-Dr. ,Everts
3. Greene, dean of the college of liter h.
.ture and arts, Illinois university. 81
On behalf the colleges and acad- Of
mics of the AugHstana synod-Pro- in
essor P. A Mattson, Phi. D., president CT
lustavus Adolphus college, St. Peter, di
dinn dl
Students Session Held.
A students session was held this st
fternoon at o'clock. followed by a til
rogram in honor Of the Denkmann p1
library gift. 1t was original ne
? intended to hold this program in the
ew library, but it is not far enough G.
ompieted to permit. The presidents
eception, which was also to have been
cid at the library, was held in Cable b,
all and the college chapel instead
Scholarly Lecture by SchucL.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Henrik
chuck, rector magnificus of Cpsala W.
University, gave a scholarly lecture in
he college chapel under the auspices ~
{ the Swedish literary societies of is
ugustana His subject was IAN I'm DC
ortant Epoch in Sweden's Early His co
Dry" De