Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-10-22
Of the Minnesota Gen.
tennia| Association.
W|LLMAR WELL TO THE FRONT
Our City Has Distinction Of Furnish.
ing Official Heads for Both Nation
al and State Organizations Of AM
erican Norwegians in the Move
ment to Celebrate Norway's Inde-
pendence.


Gus upon the Norwegian map in con-
nection with Norway's Centennial
celebration next year. Our townsman,
Hon. L. o. Thorpe, was chosen as
chairman of the National Mindegave
project, and has put in great deal
Of work in bringing that idea to a
realization. Now, at Gov. Eberhart's
Office last Friday, Hon. A. E. Rice of
our city was chosen president of the
Minnesota.Norway 1914 Centennial
Association which is to provide
Minnesota exhibit at the Christiania
exposition: The st. Paul Dispatch
gave the following report of the
meeting:
Zone hundred Norwegian residents
of Minnesota met Friday at the state
Capitol, organized the Minnesota
Norway 1914 Centennial association,
and subscribed $4,000 to be used for a
Minnesota exhibit at the Norwegian
exposition. Former Lieutenant Gov
ernor, A. E. Rice of Willmar, was
elected president of the association;
Ludwig Arctander of Minneapolis,
secretary, and J. J. Moe of Duluth,
treasurer. An executive committee
of fifteen members will be appointed
by Governor Eberhart. The chair
man will be Insurance Commissioner
j. A. o. Preus.
Hear Rival Praised.
Governor A. o. Eberhart, State
| Auditor Samuel G. Iverson and Jas.
A. Peterson, who are expected to oc-
| cupy the center Of the stage in the
| next gubernatorial compaign, met
with the Norwegians to devise ways
and means for the Minnesota exhibit
| at the Christiania centennial. Mr..
Iverson and Mr.. Peterson, both Nor
wegians, sat together at the side of
| the Senate chamber, where the meet.
ing was conducted, while Governor
Eberhart, a Swede, presided.
Both rivals of the executive for
state honors were compelled to listen
to Auditory remarks and commenda'
tions from their fellow countrymen
concerning the Governor, as praise
was accorded him for his interest in
providing a Minnesota display at the
exposition.
Committee to Direct Work.
MANY prominent Minnesota Nor
wegians were present at the meeting
In line with a suggestion from E. H
Hobe, Norwegian consul for Mime
sofa, and a motion by Ludwig Arc
lander Of Minneapolis, a committee
will be appointed to have direct
charge of the work. This committee
will solicit funds, arrange the display
and employ manager to have charge
of the exhibit.
Governor Eberhart made a brie
statement of his attempt to secure {
legislative appropriation for an ex
hibit. He was followed by Consu
Hobe who gave his ideas as to wha
the display should consist of. H,
suggested that the portraits of prom1
nent Norwegians, models of farms
churches and schools owned or con
trolled by Norwegians and a bookle
descriptive of the history of the rae
in this state should be prepared. HI
said between $1,000 and $4,000 woul
be needed.
Not in Favor Of Show.
"Andreas Ueland of Minneapoli
! was not wholly in favor of making a.
exhibit. He said that the expositio
is. not an International one and tina
its exact character should be invest
gated before any action was takel
He asked whether the state had r,
ceived a formal invitation from til
managers of the fair. Both GovernC
Eberhart and Consul Hobe assure
him such an invitation had been r
ceived. +
"Others who spoke in favor Of MAJ
4 ing display were former Lieutena1
/ Governor A. p. Rice Of Willmar, an