Morris tribune., 1911-08-04
OF INTEREST TO
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Recent Happenings in This Coun-
try and Abroad.
FAMOUS CHORUS is COMING

UpsaIa Male Singers to Give Limited
Number of Concerts in the United
States-Fourth of July Fittingy
Celebrated at Chrstiania-WeIl
Known Copenhagen Banker Goes to
Jail for Defrauding Creditors.
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The most interesting news that has
| reached SWedish-Americans for some
time from the other side is the fact
that the famous Upsala Male Chorus,
"Orphei Drangar," considered to be
! the greatest in the world, will tour
America and give limited number of
concerts in some of the largest cities
in the United States. The tour will
commence in December and will be
under the leadership of the we'll
known impressario, Gustaf Thalberg
The director of the chorus is Hugo
Alfven, who some years ago succeed
ed Ivar Hedenblad as leader of the
great Upsala chorus. He is justly re-
! garded as one of SWeden's greatest
song composers and has gained an in
| ternational reputation. The Upsala
Male Chorus has captured world
prizes for it's singing at Paris and Ber-
| lin and no one disputes their claim
to being the worlds leading male
| chorus. Their appearance in the
United States will be an event which
will interest Swedish-Americans es-
pecially and their concerts in New
York, Chicago, Boston, Washington,
D. c.; St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha
| and Seattle will undoubtedly be red
| letter events in the musical history of
the Swedish people.
Dowager Queen Sofia celebrated her
seventy fifth birthday July g. She
spent the day quietly at Eriksberg,
| where she received a visit from the
king and queen and all other members
of the Swedish royal family who are
in the country at present. Flags
foated from all the public buildings
in honor of her birthday and the
cafes, restaurants and theaters were
also decorated in the national cOlOrs.
The "SOfahemmet," which may be
said to be her favorite institution and
for which she has done so much in
former years, was on her birthday re-
membered by gift of 100000 crowns.
This money will be used for the estab-
lishment of a special medical clinic
and department at the great hospital,
where thousands of patients have re-
ceived proper care and had their lives
prolonged. DOWager Queen Sofia has
given away several fortunes for worthy
causes and is perhaps the most phil
anthropic royal parsonage in Europe.
She is still enjoying fairly good health.
There is a society known as the
Swedish Jerusalem society. AS it's
name indicates it is especially active
in the Holy Land. It's work is con-
fined largely to Bethlehem and it's i'm
mediate vicinity. The work was begun
seven years ago and consists mostly
in caring for the sick. DR.. Ribling is
at the head Of the mission and is as
sisted by three other helpers. He is
overwhelmed with patients, having at
times as many as $50 day. His
home is besieged with all kinds of
sick people. It has become necessary
to build hospital and efforts are now
being made to raise money for that
purpose.
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gelical Lutheran Mission society in
Stockholm withdrew from the society
and have organized a new one to be
known as the ROsenius society. The
organization is counting on at least
$50 members from the old society.
They are hoping to have also three of
the board members of the old society
unite with them. Axel B. Swensson is
to be the pastor of the new Organiza-
tion. 1t is planning on building new
church in Stockholm, which is to be |
called the Rosenius church.
The American multimillionaire, Jo-
seph Fels, from Philadelphia, recently |
paid visit to Stockholm and while |
there delivered lecture ON Henry |
George and his tax system. "Wealth," |
said the American millionaire to his |
Swedish audience, 'is the result of |
nothing but out and out thievery." A |
Swedish paper pertly asks why the |
American millionaire does not rid him. |
self Of all that he owns at once and |
be done with it.
Axel Hanson, one of the leading |
actors on the Stockholm stage, was
drowned July 9 while bathing at
Danish watering place, known as
Hornbeak, about two miles east of |
Halsingor. The deceased was born in
1859 and was regarded as one of |
Swedens greatest actors of the mod
Grn school,
Sweden consumed liquor to the
amount of 114,2OO,OOO crowns during
the year of 1904 is the statement of
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