Morris tribune., 1912-07-26

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GERS who competed In the so called
modern PentathEenA The open air
banquet was an excellent illustration
OF the unbounded hospitality Of the
Swedish hosts, which they have dis
played toward their guests from the
beginning of the festivities. The scene
was brilliant one, says a Stockholm
correspondent, and there were thou
sands of spectators who paid an ad-
mission fee to watch the diners and
listen to the music. Speeches were
made by leading athletes in uniform
under the standard Of their respective
countries. Flowers by the wagonoad
adorned the heavily laden tables 1t
was an occasion which the American
members Of the Olympic games win
tong cherish as a red letter event in
their lives On July IA the Marathon
race took place IN Stockholm and it
was a spectacular affair from start to
finish. Neither the Swedes nor the
Americans won the race, for It was
won by Macarthur, the wonderful
South African. But all correspondents
in Stockholm agree that in such terri.
nc heat as there was in Stockholm that
Sunday a Marathon race Ia disgrace
to civilization.
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The city of Rouen in Normandy
presented through the government Of
France a replica of the beautiful stat
ue of Rollo, which was unveiled in
Rouen year ago, to the Norwegians
of America, through the city Of Fargo
and the state of North Dakota The
statue is of heroic size and has been
cast in white bronze. Louis Hill OF
the Great Northern railway presented
to the city Of Fargo a pedestal six
feet in height and site was selected
for the statue in the Great Northern
gardens adjoining the depot, about
twenty feet back of curvtng drive
The position is a commanding one and
may be seen to best advantage by an
passengers over the Great Northern
road and by wayfarers up and down
Broadway, which is the prominent
boulevard of Fargo. In connection
with the unvei1ing of this monument
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have Just
closed a rather remarkable sanger
fest in Fargo, in which chorus Of not
less than 1000 voices participated
| Saturday, July IL, was one mad whtrl
| Of social functions, business meetings
musical programs and convention ses'
sions. The Nofman-Amerfcan con.
| gress opened its session at TO g. m,
! the same day in Concor1fa college,
where Professor J. O. Ha, Of Cutum-
bia university spoke on Patriotism "
Professor o. Tenning of Concerdfa
ly interesting paper ON "NorweStan
National Traits as Represented by
Bjornson in His PoemB," and NJ. A.
Hellebust Of Aalesund, Norway, speke
on The Development Of the Nor
wegian Language" Arrangements
we're made whereby the congress here
after will be an annual affair, meeting
in connection with the sangertest,
The organization will publish saga
book annually and campaign win b
launched by the congress in the near
future to obtain funds for establish,
ing museum in Fargo, In which Nor
man-American relics and antiquities
will be on display.
Six thousand persons attended tfrs
opening concert of the Norwegian
sangerfest and the large audience
was Immensely pleased. The test was
from a musical standpoint hinge sue
cess The Fargo celebration both sc
far as the sangerfsst and the congress
Is concerned, was great success and
was the largest gathering Of Nor
wegtans that has met for many a dag
On American soil. The Fargo celebra,
ton was in measure an echo of that
held in Rouen last June. Rouen Ii
the ancient capital of Normandy, the
first abiding place Of RoTlo, and II
was ON the occasion of the thousandth
anniversary Of the ceding of Nor
mandy to him, It's conqueror, that the
Rouen celebration was held. The
statue In Fargo is a replica of the
one unveiled June 5, 1911, at the mil.
Eenial celebration in Rol1en and is a
gift from that city to America and Il
was because Of this that the French
government through Ambassador Jus
eerand sent representative to at
tend the exercises in Fargo, Monsig
neur G. Maugras, secretary of the
French embassy at Washington.
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AS result of several months wora
by John A. Cade, president Of the
American Scandinavian society, ar
rangements have been completed fol-
an exhibition Of Scandinavian art in
New York and other American cities
the coming winter. Almost every
painter and sculptor OF note tn Nor