Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-06-18
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(. Recent l'| Happenings In This II S
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.M0RM0NS ACTIVE IN NORWAY
Congregations In the Larger Cities
Show Considerable Growth the Past
Yea-Percentage of Births In swe-
den During 1912 the Lowest on Rec
ord-Copenhagen People Alarmed
by Presence Of Russian Spies.
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The Mormons continue their &C.
tfvity in Norway and a few days ago
they held their annual convention In
Christiania, when not less than four
teen missionaries from Utah were
present. From the annual report
which was read it was learned that
the Mormon congregations at Chris
tiania and Bergen have been grow
ing considerably during the past year,
but that little progress has been made
in the smaller cities of Norway, large
ly owing to the hostility of the news
papers. The work of extending the
faith will be pressed with vigor, II
one is to judge from the statements
of the various prophets present, and
q corps Of young women missionaries,
recently organized, v41l carry the
Mormon propaganda into quarters
where it is impossible for men to go.
A delegation of Morse women will
go to Utah to receive instructions and
inspiration for the work that is be-
fore them.
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The women of Norway won another
victory when the storthing adopted
the principle of equal pay for equal
work for men and women in the post
Office department of the government.
When the committee on salaries and
pensions for government. employees
made report to the storthing favor
ing higher salaries for men employees
than women employees the report was
sharply attacked and spirited de-
bate followed. Although strongly
supported the committee was turned
down, and report favorable to equal
pay for equal work to both men and
women, presented by a minority of
the committee, was adopted by a
large majority, only thirty members
voting against it.
A delegation representing a num-
Der of singing societies in Chicago at
tended the annual convention of the
United Norwegian Singers league OF
America at DEBORAH, a., last week.
The delegation was headed by Emil
Bjorn, director in chief of all Morse
singers in the United States. One of
the principal subjects that was taken
up at the convention was the size OF
the joint chorus which is to visit
Norway in 1914 to participate in the
festivities in connection with the Gen.
tennial of constitutional liberty. Mr..
Bjorn lead the chorus.
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Trygve Gran, leader Of the Gran
meteorological expedition, will arrive
in Christiania this month from Lon
don. His coming is awaited with con-
siderable interest by men of science
in Norway and it is hoped that he
can be induced to give lecture or
two during his visit at home. Thus
far Gran has been very non-communi-
cative and scientists are very much
interested in learning some of the
results of his remarkable expedition.
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There is a good deal of speculation
in Christiania as to who will be Unit
ed States Minister Swenson's success
sor. The names of Professor elsie
Bothne and Professor Julius Olsen
have been frequently mentioned, yet
it is not likely that President Wilson
will appoin any Scandinavian for
this post.
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Thirteen thousand persons emigrat-
ed from Norway last year. This
marks considerable decrease over
the emigration of former years and
newspapers generally have been in
dulging in much comment regarding
the fact that the emigration problem
is gradually commencing to solve
itself.
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A number of prominent Socialists
were invited to participate in the
gala dinner given on May II by For.
eign Minister 1hlen and his wife In
Christiania. The Socialists Joined
Justify in cheering for the king and
President Loveland delivered a sin
gularly humorous speech on the "maa
let."
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One Of the ladies at court, who Is
very much in the public eye at pres
ent in Christiania, is Miss Fredrike
Hagerup, daughter of Danish Minis
ter Hagerup. She is a young woman
Of great beauty and is very prominent
in the higher social set of the Nor
wegian capital.
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DR.. Aarum has been appointed sec
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