Morris tribune., 1912-11-22

Honor Noted Composer and Poet.
Nansen Lauded for Courageous Ac-
tIon in Arctic Region-Trade Be-
tween United States and Denmark
Constantly Increasing.
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A permanent organization to have
charge of the erection OF a monument
10 Gustaf Wennerberg, noted Swedish
composer and poet, during the Swed-
lsh singing festival in Minneapolis in
1914, will be perfected at meeting
Nov. 25. This was decided at a meet
Ing of the special committee of rep
resentatives of several Swedish or
CARNATIONS at the Odin club in Min
neapolis last week. The permanent
organization will be composed of three
delegates from each Swedish organiza-
ton of any nature in the city. 1t is
planned to raise $4,000 for the monu-
ment by public entertainments.
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Captain Chodron de Courcel, the
French military expert who attended
the Swedish military fall maneuvers
In Vastergotland, 6as expressed great
surprise at the ease with which the
army was mobilized. He further ex-
pressed his admiration at the excellent
manner in which the Swedish soldiers
endured forced marches and at their
splendid conduct in general. What al
$50 particularly appealed to the French
expert were the sanitary conditions in
vogue and the signal system. He also
praised the field system OF telephones,
stating that this was far ahead of that
Of any other nation.
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! Queen Victoria has been confined
10 her bed for a couple of weeks, suf-
fering from an acute colo and a par
! Gcularly severe attack of catarrh. AS
soon as colder weather sets in the
queen is always worse and it is very
probable that she will again be COM
PEELED to spend the winter in Italy.
She has for years been spending her
winters in Southern Europe, but this
time she intended to try a fall and
winter at Stockholm. Her physicians,
however, strongly urge her to go to
| the south again this winter and it is
enly matter of time until she will
make the journey.
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Gustaf Retzius, "one of the eighteen"
member of the Swedish Academy,
celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday Oct.
10, on which occasion he was the re-
cipient of many congratulations from
1T home and abroad. A banquet was
aeld in his honor in Stockholm in
which over 300 prominent men partici-
pated. DR.. Retzius has been honored
with the degree of Ii. D., from Har-
yard university and holds many deco
sations of distinction and honors from
foreign universities and societies.
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Captain w. A. Unander of the Swed-
sh army, who had organized a com
pany Of Turkish gendarmes in Mace
aonia, has received royal permission
10 go to the seat Of war and make mill
tary observations on behalf of the
Swedish army. He is ACCOMPANIED
by a staff of under officers and is al
ready on the field Of war operations,
according to latest reports from Con-
Ttantinople.
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Major Nils Adolf Won Oelrich. a.
prominent military officer, died at his
home in Stockholm about two weeks
ago. He had been an officer in the
Swedish army for thirty years. An
Bther notable death of recent date is
that OF the well known actor, John
Riego, who attained an age of sixty
years and who has had a notable ca
Iteer on the Swedish stage.
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A delegation of 900 French sports
men will attend the "Nordiska Spelen. !"
which will be held in Stockholm dur
Ing the month of February. A number
Nf French visitors will participate in
the international skating contests
which will be held in Stockholm on
that occasion.
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There will be no Christian Science
church in Stockholm if the city's so
called "consistorium' is going to have
anything to say about it, and already
they have made the ruling that the
need Of such an institution is uncalled
for In the city of Stockholm.
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The executive committee of the Nor.
Hiska museum has declared that
there will be no space reserved for 8
Strindberg room on Skansen. This
decision has called forth a storm OF
protest among Strindberg admirers
all over the country.
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The Duchess of Sodermanland and
Prince Lennart arrived at Paris Oct
30, where they are spending the
month as guests of Grand Duke Paul
father Of tue duchess, at his beautiful