The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-29
HALLTNGS CHEER
BURTNESS AT Big
MEETING IN CITY
Speaks at Lag Session on
Thursday Evening To
Strengthen Paper

Q. 3. Burtness OF Grand Forks, can
didate for congress from the First
congressional district speaking before
the Halltnglaget, at the Thursday ev-
entng session an organization made
Is a descendant from Hallingdal
Norway, declared himself soundly fol
the principles OF Americanism.
Mr.. Burtnesg stated that the Scan
dinavians make good citizens in Am
erica because OF the excellent training
they received at home. The standards
which are set at home will find their
way into the business methods Of all
Scandinavians, he said. Touching on
the war situation the speaker said
that there was not an iota of doubt as
to the loyalty Of the Hallingdals. He
referred to the decorations in the
auditorium being the best that could
be wanted at any reunion, and of the
members Of the lag, which had a
patriotic trend.
Mr.. Burtness was introduced to the
convention by X. Lokensgaard of
Madison, Mimi, the presiding officer,
and chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee. Mr. Lokensgaard laid en-
phasis on the fact that Mr.. Burtness'
is a descendent from Hallingdal.
When the speaker rose from his chair,
he was greeted with a great ovation.
} Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions were adopted by the
convention late this afternoon which
recommended that The Hallingen, the
lags magazine or year book. which is
published in Minneapolis, be
put on q good financial basis. s.
the magazine.
Greetings were sent by wire to
Congressman Gronna of North Dakota
and Congressman iHaugen 2of Iowa,
which declared that in times like
these, times fraught with danger, it
is important that the United States
has representatives in congress in the
type Of men who will act in the
right way and have the courage to
back their convictions.
The resolutions urged all members
of the lag to preserve their relics
from HallingdaI and report the num-
Der and value to the committee on
relics of Hallinglaget. These relics
in time will be placed in the museum,
which 1t is proposed to erect in Fargo
by the old settlers Of the state. One
room will be given over to the ex-
hibits from Hallingdal.
Cheer The Flags.
Cheering and applause went up
from one thousand members at the
session Thursday night when Attor-
ney o. X. DAZZLE of Caledonia, Mimi,
took from his pocket a card with the
Norwegian flag on 1t and said:
We love this emblem dearly"
A second later he reached into an
other pockets and pulled out a small
American flag and spoke:
But we love this flag a great deal
nore."
Many In Attendance.
The session of the H3lfngs is the
largest that has come to Fargo this
year. 1t has a membership Of about
ZOO Norwegians,' about 1900 being
n attendance at the reunion today.
which is the closing session. Patriot
SIN and loyalty featured the program
Thursday night held in the Auditor
um. Mrs. Sigri Sletto OF Dawson,
Mimi, appeared on the stage dressed
in the old Hallings costume. She
Urged the Halling mothers not to be
backward in offering their sons in this
war for their adopted land.
Professor Lokensgard, one of the
active members of the lag who
ives at Madison. Mimi, presided at
he meeting in place Of President Oh
tad. A humorous address was given
by Ole o. Bratelien of Rothsay, Mimi,
me Of the most prosperous SNorweg-
an farmers in the west. Mr.. Bratelien
s president Of the Sigdalslaget.