Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-05-29
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SCI. dina VANS
1'0ws Catered in The Father
land and Elsewhere.
IMMENSE CROWDS PRESENT

Twin Cities Greatest Gathering of
That Nationality Outside of the
Fatherland-LiberaI Party's Mem
bershp in Swedish Riksdag Reduced
by Recent Elections Denmark
Uses Government Funds to Exploit
Agriculture Instead of War.
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American Norsemen to the number
of 100000 gathered in the Twin Cities
May II to celebrate 'Den Syttende
Mai" The centennial celebration of
Rorway's independence began the
previous afternoon with a grand pa
rade in Minneapolis in which it is be-
heved that $4,000 persons participant
ed. Never before in the history of
Minnesota has there been such a
large gathering of Norwegians and
1T is doubtful if ever there has been
as large a Scandinavian gathering
ever before in the history of the coun-
try A huge Viking ship appeared in
the parade and each flag" had its his
toric floats and emblems. The Fiji
feenth Wisconsin regiment, which
took a leading part in the Civil war,
was present and participated in the
parade. Sunday, May II, proved to
be the red letter day of the three
days celebration. The visiting Morse
men and those residing in st. Paul
and Minneapolis attended church in
the morning. Special services in
each of the Norwegian churches we're
marked by tributes to the fatherland,
the land of their adoption, to their
essential characteristic, good citizen
ship, and to the spirit of liberty.
Thousands swarmed to the fair
grounds in the afternoon to attend
the festival program given under the
auspices of Norwegian societies of
the two cities. Predominant was the
4ribute paid to the fatherland by Nor
ways sons and daughters, but through
1t all was an expression of the
Staunchest loyalty to the United
States. Every one of the thousands
of men, women and children who
:thronged the amphitheater arose as
one individual when the strains of the
Morse national anthem were pealed
forth by male chorus of 125 voices
and cheered it to the echo. And
identical was the scene when the
chorus of $50 school children of the
Twin Cities, clothed in red, white and
blue, so as to form a living flag of
Norway, sang the same song. The
address of the day was delivered by
Rev. Mr. Birkeland of Chicago, who
called special attention to the his
toric conference at Eidsvold, May II,
1914, adjuring the Norsemen Of
America to give thanks to the men
who were on that day responsible for
achievements of Norway's independ-
ence. In the evening 1000 singers
rendered a concert in the Hippo
drome, which was listened to by sew
eral thousand people. Mondays pro-
gram included addresses by Senator
Knute. Nelson and Governor Eberhart
of Minnesota
The great centennial celebration of
the independence of Norway began
with great parade demonstration
May II in Christiania Forty thou
sand children bearing the national
flag paraded before the royal palace
in the morning, while the military
and civil procession in the afternoon
included 5000 Americans, who car
ried the Stars and Stripes The
Americans were cheered to the echo,
state Christiania dispatches, by the
enormous crowds along the route Of
the parade. Many of them had ar
rived only in time to participate in
the parade, headed by the Luther
College band of DEBORAH, Ia. Ameri.
can flags were in evidence every
where. King Haakon gave a special
audience to the American delegates.
Albert G. Schmedeman, United States
minister to Norway, introduced them,
and all of them, with their ladies,
were invited by the king to attend a
banquet at the palace on the evening
of May IT, The royal family, the
American delegates and the Norwe-
gfan officials went to Trondhiem the
following day to attend the services
In the cathedral of Trondhjem,
which is the one of the most impos-
ing church structures in Northern
Europe.
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Since the recent death of Mrs. Hen
nix Ibsen her only son, Sigurd Ibsen,
has presented to the city of Christiania
) the entire contents of the two work
ing rooms of his father. They will be
preserved in the exact condition in
which they were when he used to sit
at his desk working.
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The population of Christiania, &C
cording to recent statistics, increased
ATS during the year 1913. It's entire
population at the beginning Of the
present year was 251,OO1
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