Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-05-28
NORWEGIAN SINGERS COMING
Annual Convention Norwegian Sing.
ers' Association of America viii
be Held Here.

Preparations are about complete
for the large gathering of Norwegian
singing societies which will be held
in DEBORAH next week Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday. The assembly will
include representatives of all the
Norwegian singing societies of the
United States and Canada, and it is
expected that 100 to $50 delegates
alone will be here, besides many of
their wives and visitors. The Win
neshiek County Sangerforbund, COM
prising the singing societies of this
county, will entertain them royalty
The business sessions will be held
in the Elks Home, corner Main and
River SITS. Friday morning there will
be a reception and concert rehear-
sal with lunch at noon and a parade
of the Luther College Concert Band
at one O'Clock. In the evening they
will give a grand concert at the Luth-
er College auditorium, being assist
ed by the celebrated Norwegian ly-
ric soprano, Inga Orner. She is
now touring the country, having first
sung at Philadelphia on April Sth.
She will come here from the Pacific
coast, where she is now singing with
great success everywhere. Her tour
is under the direction of the New
York Metropolitan Opera Co. and
the Covent Garden of London. There
will be 200 singers in the chorus,
and an accompanying orchestra of
% pieces, directed by Prof. Carlo A
Sperati. Director-in-chief Emil Bjorn
of Chicago will also assist in direct
ing. Tickets for this grand concert
may now be secured at Groves drug
store.
Saturday there will be convention
meetings, and an automobile trip
about the city for the visitors. In
the evening the Luther College Con-
cert Band will give an open air con-
cert on the college campus at 1870
p. M, and at 9:15 the visitors will
be rendered banquet at the Marsh
hall. Sunday morning they will Wis
it the churches of the city, and Sun
day afternoon monster picnic will
be held at Hjelle's farm (Siewer's
Spring. near Trout Run, to which
everybody is invited, and requested
to bring basket picnic supper. Two
special trains will run to the picnic
grounds over the Rock Island, the
first leaving at one o'clock
Everything points to one of the
most successful meetings ever held
by this association, and DEBORAH will
not only take pleasure in entertaining
them, but also in hearing the music
they will render.
The following committees have
charge of the convention:
EXECUTIVE-Dr o. Boo, Pres
.ident, Oscar Winger, NJ. Woldum,
Arnold Winger, Carlo A. Sperati.
FINANCE-Martin Woldum, Pres
ident, Gust Moen, n. H. Gjevre, Gust
Winger, A. Atkinson, c. Hagen, H..
Woldum.
PROGRAM. L. Wick, Presi-
dent, Geo. Rovang, o. X. Strand,
Arthur Lomen.
NGEMENTS-Oscar Wing
er, President, Melvin Kvam, G. NJ.
Oyloe, A. A. Lee, Emick Ellickson.
BANQUET-Dr. o. Doe, President,
Adolph Gjeyre, l.. j. Nesheim, Tom
Haugen, John Woldum
RECEPTION AND HOTEL-Ar-
mold Winger, President, H. Jorgen-
son, G. n. Ramsey, Ashley Ellickson,
Sig. Arneson, Morris Woldum, A. E.
Lee.
CONCERT-Carlo A. Sperati,
President, VIM. Linnevold, Ralph AL
len, Adolph Wick.
ENTERTAINMENTS. w. Holm,
President, o. l.. Hamre, G. o. Rem
men, Charles Johnson, Gerold Moen,
John II. Johnson, Will Johnson.