Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-07
SINGERS ARE
GIVEN TREAT
Danish Students Return to
This City Marked BY an
Elaborate Reception.
CONCERT AND BANQUET
King of Denmark Sends Ca
bIegram Of Congratulate n
AT Brooklyn Tonight.

A farewell concert was given to
Perth Amboy last night by the
Danish student singers of the Royal
University of Copenhagen, Denmark,
and the Auditorium was filed with a
large audience on the occasion. 1t
was the second concert given By the
students in this city while on taefr
American tour and they were tender
ed a royal reception. They feasted
and made merry under the auspices
Of the Frem Singing Society early in
the evening and after the coacert
they were guests of honor at a ban /
quet in Washington hall. This morn
ing they left for New York city to
conclude the tour and will leave for
Europe tomorrow. A final co2eert
will be given in Prospect Hall,
Brooklyn, tonight.
Famous Baritone Scores.
A distinct feature of the concert
were baritone solos by Hedge Nissen. 1
the royal court and opera singer ac-
~companying the troupe. Olaf HoI-
boil, a noted Danish tenor, won adj
miration by a solo, followed by an
encore. The concert program was
in three parts comprising fifteen
numbers, three of which were solos,
1t opened with the Singers Greeting
and continued with the following:
Denmark, My Fatherland; Rosalille.
Danish folk song: A Minstrel's Pray
er, by Hedge Nissen; The Vfnland
Voyage; Suomis, Finnish song; In
the Woods, quartet; The Moons
Wooing; An Angel Has Touched
Your Forehead, folk song, by Olaf
Holboll; Nursery Rhymes; Jutland;
A Bridal Party on the Hardanger
Fjord; The North. Swedish folk
song, Hedge Nissen; In Memorfam:
Our Home and Star Spangled BAN
ner. During the concert Director s.
LevysOhn and the students were pre-
sented with flowers. Mr.. Levysohn
Is choirmaster Of the royal Danish
opera of Copenhagen. Denmark.
Taken About City In Autos.
Upon the arrival of the students
in this city shortly after s o'clock
last night they were conveyed in
automobiles, decorated with Ameri-
can and Danish flags, through parts
of the city. Starting from the Gem
trail railroad depot they were taken
TO Herbert street on Smith, then to
Market, eastward to High street.
northward to Washington street,
westward to Amboy ven down to
+AeH-Rpanswich- ~erue
street to Moose hall, where a dinner
was served. President L. w. Smith,
OF the Frem organization, delivered
a speech Of welcome. Rev. Alfred
Tn. Dorf and Mayor Albert Bollsch-
weller were among the other speak
ers.
The concert commenced at s
O'Clock in the Auditorium and con-
Guided shortly after 10 o'clock. when
the floor was cleared for dancing.
The latter form of amusement was
kept up until an early hour this
morning.
Give Singers Loving Cup.
At 10 o'clock a banquet was start
ed in Washington hall, which lasted
until about midnight. Speeches
were made and songs were sung.
The students entertained with sing
ing from the very moment they en-
tered the city, giving their first SCI
lection at the Central railroad sta
ton. While the banquet was in
progress the students we're present.
ed with a large silver loving cup
from local Danish societies. The
presentation speech was made by
Andrew O~vergaard, chairman of the
local committee in charge of he
affair. The trophy was received
with thanks by Viggo Christoffersen,
foreman over the student singers.
Later Mr.. Overgaard was presented
with a pretty silver medal and was
made an honorary member of the
students singing society.
Rev. A. TIL. norf Toastmaster
Rev. Alfred Tn. Dorf. pastor of ST.
Stephens Danish Lutheran church,
presided as POSTMASTER at the ban
quet. He delivered an address of
welcome, in which he ~ssfa aseA
the singers would feel at home in
this city and local Danish-Americans
would assist them in doing so.
Mayor Bollschweiler said this ely
was a very cosmopolitan community
and the Danish people were among
the best in Perth AmboNo- He wish
ed the students a good voyage on
their return. Foreman C~hristofferr
sen thanked the mayor for his COM
pliments and stated he hoped II
would not be the last time he could
welcome the singers to this city.
Magnus c. Larson said the, Amer |
lean our of the students had assist
ed in building a bridge across the
Atlantic in tightening the bonds be-
tween America and Denmark.
AXel Kringelbach spoke on rela-
tions between the Danish and DAN
ish-American press.
Abel Hansen, Carl Miller and s.
NJ. Jacobsen were the other local
speakers who commented on The
singers visit here. Some OF the
students replied and all spoke highly
of Perth Amboy. One said their
best impressions of America were
obtained in Perth Amboy, New York,
Chicago and Omaha, they being
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