The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-15
Of NORWAY
ELECT OFFICERS
Picnic Was Held Sunday
and 1900 People Attend
ed the Affair.

Fargo, N. d., July l5.-But little
business of Importance remained to
be transacted by the national body of
Sons of Norway. at the Saturday aft
ernoon session. The principal matter
TO receive attention was the election
of officers. which resulted as follows:
President. Olaf l. Rove. Milwaukee,:
vice president, NJ. Rosness. St. Paul:
past president. Silver Serumgaard,
Devils Lake; secretary, l.. f.. Stavn-
helm, Minneapolis: treasurer, II. o..
DraNton. Minneapolis: chief medical
examiner. pr. l.. klaveness, Sioux
rams. trustee, for four years. Chris
tan Golce. Evanston, ILL.,; two years.
G. H.. Rolkan. Hatton, y. D..
RESOLUTIONS Arc Adopted.
The grand lodge adopted resolu-
lions, highly commencing those who
made the visit OF the Sons of Norway
IN Fargo 50 pleasant. The press was
commended for its accurate report of
the conventions; the appreciation of
the society was expressed to the
Commercial club, and the citizenship
OF Fargo generally, and the local or
dcrs of the Sons of Daughters of Nor
way, respectively, We're highly COM
mended for h splendid entertain
ment they planned for the visitors.
Daughters OF Norway Elect.
oillccrS of the Daughters Of Nor
way were elected Saturday,, and Eau
Ciaifp, WIS, was selected as the next
place of meeting.
Installed are: President. Aline Pcdcr-
sen. Minneapolis: vice president. En-
ma ~BJerklien. Superior; secretary.
August Swan, Minneapolis; treasurer.
Sophia Withland, minneapolis: con-
durtor. Anna p. Hagen. Eau Claire;
sentinel, Mrs. T. S. Caspary. Moor
head; inner guard, Simonitt Rude,
l)nIJifh' nlfaY. C1lnr1 L1ci@ 6-ore,.
Two Harhors; past president, Julia
DraNton. Minneapolis.
one of the features of the Nor
"Ngian saneerfest Saturday evening
was the singing of the oldest Norman
hymn which has come down into mod
crn times from h days of Did Vik-
lngs.
The hymn has been secured by Olaf
2. Ray of Chicago who had several
thousand copies printed for distribu-
ton.
Song for the Occasion.
Another feature of the occasion was
a song written by Wilhelm PETER
son especially for the occasion of the
Norwegian sangerfest and the unveii-
ing of the statue of Rollo of Nor
mandy. Mr.. Peterson has done A
great deal of research work in Nor
man and Norwegian literature and
most familiar with the history of the
old Morse heroes.
"Rollo of Normandy is the title of
a memorial essay. which has been
prepared by Wilhelm Peterson in
n of the unwilling. of the Rollo
statue at Fargo and the consequent
gathering of Norwegian and French
people from all parts of the United
States. Besides being a biograp ply of
thc Norman hero the essay traces
many events in Norman and Nor
wegian history.
Olaf L. Rays Essay.
Olaf f. Ray of Chicago, who was
the delegate of the Sons of Norway
of tn" United States to the celehra-
uon at u last year. which mark
cd the thousandth anniversary of the
conquest and settlement of Nor
mandy by the Northwen, delivered
there an essay entitled Some Phases
of the Maritime Life of France and
England Directly Traceable to the
Vikings"
Enlargement of Rays Paper.
The memorial essay for the Fargo
occasion is an enlargement of M.
Rays paper hy Peterson. lmmedi-
ately upon MIR. Rays return from
Normandy he suggested the writing of
something which woul enable the
Nor1nans of America to recognize the
great part played in the worlds dra-
ma bN lnt men whose courage, cner-
sN. wisdom and a~daptability made
Normandy. modern France, Sicily,
modern England. the Crusades and
the discoveries of a new continent
possible.
Appropriate Here.
No better occasion could be sug-
gested for the bringing. out Of such an
essay than the gathering in Farg :,
when thousands of Norwegian Ameri-
cans and French Americans gather to
sing the songs of old Norway and see
unveiled the statute of Rollo of Nor
mandy.
Fifteen hundred singers who at
tended the North American Sanger
fest attended the sangerfest picnic at
Nrkken's grove, south of Moorhead
Saturday. While the scheduled ,ro-
gram of sangerfest events ended Sat
urday night delegations decided to
nave special rains for Chicago and
st. Paul held until II o'clock that
those who wished might attend the
festivities.
The merrymakers began gathering
at Nokken's grove at 10 o'clock in the
morning. Songs, short speeches and
several luncheons varied the program
of the day. The accession was a most
delightful one. Automobiles and
boats were busy all day CARRYING peo-
pie to the picnic and back again.
Most Of the visitors to- Fargo dur
ing the sangerfest have left for their
homes.