Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-12
CELEBRATION
OF MAY II TO
Be BIG EVENT
Norwegian Societies Unite
in Raising Funds For
Local Red Cross.

"Buy a seventeenth of May ticket
and help the Red Cross" is the slogan
of the local boosters Of the great Nor
wegian natal day celebration at the
auditorium next Thursday evening at
8 O'Clock. The proceeds go to the
Grand Forks branch Of the American
Red Cross society.
In order to give everybody q chance
to do their bit" and get something
in return for it, the whole program,
with the exception of one short
speech in Norwegian, will be given in
the English language.
The committee in charge Of the ar
rangements put the finishing touches
to the program at q meeting last even
ing. Speeches will be given by Mayor
Jas. A. Dinnie, Rev. N. J.. Lohre, At
H. H. Aaker. The mayors Of Grand
Forks and East Grand Forks and the
president of the Red Cross society
have been invited as the special
guests of the Norwegian central COM
mittee.
Work in Other Towns.
The celebration Of May II in Grand
Forks this year will be the largest of
its kind in the northwest. Special
efforts have been made to get a large
number Of out-of-town people to take
poAS IN SASACI5 Liz OoA1l6 SOAO LII OIL
the neighboring townships. AS aux
iliary members to take charge of the
ticket selling in the vicinity of Grand
Forks the central committee last night
appointed the following:
George Olson, England, Mimi; Rev.
S. o. Braaten, Thompson; o. j. Sorlie.
Buxton; LeBacken Bros, Reynolds;
NJ. +. Hegge. Hatton; c. E. Tharald-
son. Mayville; Senator NJ. ]. Elken,
Mayville; John E~ngesather, Peters
burg; ]: A. Meyer. Michigan; Gunder
tom; Col. Olaf Iceberg, Kempton; o.
X. Lageson, Reynolds; Albert STEM
mo, Merrifeld; Ole Solem. Reynolds;
Ole Haga, Reynolds; Dahl Bros,
Northland, Mimi; David Nelson, Man
vel, N. D.; Thos. Thorson, Mekinock;
Nick N. Nelson, Emerado; Louis Lar
son, East Grand Forks; Bydal & By
dial, East Grand Forks; T. e. Tufte,
Northwood; A. T. Kraabbel, Clifford;
Ole Bang, Oslo. Mimi; Ingebrigt
johnson, city: Knut Hofto, city; Crist
Sylvester, city.
Besides this 1000 tickets have been
turned yer to the Red Cross society
for sale in town, and Sunday school
children in the local Norwegian
churches will also sell tickets. All net
proceeds will be turned " to the
Red Cross officials. Children will be
admitted free. Besides the speeches
there will be a good musical program
and the Bjarne Singing society will
render several selections.
Will be Big Event.
II think this will be one of the
greatest Seventeenth Of May celebra-
tons in the history Of the Red river
valley" said Attorney John A. Alph-
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tee on arrangements will of1ciate as
master Of ceremonies at the audi
torium. There has been a lot of talk
about not celebrating the day this
year IN account of the war, but I fail
t SOC the logic of such reasoning.
Norway is a friendly nation and
at any time she may now be expected
t Join with US and our allies in this
terrible struggle against modern mill
tarism. Why should not we, as Amer
leans Of Morse birth celebrate the day
that gave one of the nations Of Europe
the most democratic constitution In
the world? We talk about loyalty to
our adopted country. OF course, we
are loyal. But what would you say
about a man who all Of a sudden for
got all about the home he left. The
foreign born American citizen who de-
MES his motherland Is a man whose
loyalty to the United States scarcely
would stand the test"
All Societies Unite.
The celebration next Thursday il
given under the auspices Of the Nor
wegian societies Of Grand Forks. A
joint committee of delegates from
each organization is in charge. Mem
bers are:
Warden lodge, Sons Of Norway-H
H. Aaker, Andrew Peterson and
Gunder Running.
Observation-Disclosures - John A
Alphson, o. G. Glaserud, and Christian
Notsund.
The Norwegian club-Louis Kleven
Paul How and L. J. Siljan.
Skandia Literary society-Arne
Homme, Erling Moan and John Hottie
Officers are-John Alphson, chair
7. S;'io,. secretary, and @.
G. Glaserud, treasurer.
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