Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
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Interesting Items From Far
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From the North.

lndenfor Murene" (Within the)
Walls) a play by the Danish author.
Henri Nathansen. is being played on
the stage of the German Irving Place
Theater in New York city. The plays
OF other Danish playwrights, like
Gustav Wied, Peter Nansen. Gustav
Esmann. etc., have been staged there
from time to time. b..
F. Herman Gade, Norwegian consul
in Chicago, has been appointed
charge d'affaires 1T Rio Janeiro and
consul general for Brazil. The lega-
tion at the Brazilian capital is the
only Norwegian diplomatic post in
South America, Gnu it is expected
that it may soon become the station
of regular minister for Norway.
A famous art critic, DR.. Oswald
Sireen, professor in art history at
the Stockholm art institute, has been
sojourning in this country for some
time. Last week he left for Japan
by way of San Francisco, and the
Swedish club in that town gave a
dinned in his honor. DR.. Sireen was
much impressed with California ar
chitecture.
The Dania Society in New York,
the largest Danish association in the
metropolis, will have it's annual
mask ball on February 2, and this
time it has been decided to donate
all the proceeds to the Red Cross.
The affairs of the Dania are general
ly attended by three thousand peo-
pie, so it is possible that the Red
Cross may benefit considerably from
the affair.
A damage suit for SCI 500 has been
instituted against a railroad COM
pany by Norwegian revivalist, o.
X. Axelson, who claims that he was
seriously injured in collision at
La Bolt, S. D., July "a, 1916. His
sight has been impaired and his left
arm is paralyzed, and almost con-
stantly since the accident took place
the revivalist has been in hospitals.
Since January 3, this year, he has
been a patient at the Swedish hos
pital Minneapolis.
The Swedish Lutheran congrega-
tion at Mankato. Mimi, has under
consideration the question OF whether
to adopt the English language al
together and abolish Swedish. AT
the next meeting of the congregation
the members will finally decide what
to do in regard to the matter. AT
the present time. only the Sunday
morning sermons are being given in
the Swedish language. The Sunday
school and young peoples society
have adopted English exclusively.
On February S. the Danish violon-
cellist, Herman Sandby. will appear
as a soloist at concert to be given
in Kansas City under the direction
of the Danish composer. Carl Busch
Mr.. Standby has been in this country
for a number of years and usually
spends his summers in Denmark,
where he owns a tiny farm. Every
winter he makes Philadelphia his
Headquarters. One of his specialties
is the rendering Of old Danish bal
lad melodies on his cello. Mr.. Sand
by is a highly appreciated artist In
the east, but is little known in the
middle states.
G.J. Gulliksen, a Norwegian paint
er in La Crosse, Wis.,, has recently
completed a vast canvas which he
entities. Observation-Disclosures" that
is the committee of prominent min
listers who prepared and consum-
mated the consolidation OF the Nor
wegian Lutheran churches in this
country last summer. A popular
subscription campaign has oeen
started for the purpose OF securing
the picture for one OF the institu-
t;ons OF the church. Mr.. Gulliksen
has offered it for this one purpose
at a price of $4,000. altho critics
have appraised it at $4,000.
One of the champions for Scand1-
ravian culture in America. the Swed-
;sh DR.. E. J. vickner In Seattle.
Wash, has been elected secretary OF
the Washington State Pniioioglcai
society. DR.. Vickner recently oe-
,;vered lectures on the works OF ID
sen, Bjornson and strindberg' ano
has also given lecture on the suo-
iect of similarities between the s~eo-
;sh and Russian languages. He mas
heen doing excellent work with the
atm of interesting Americans IN the
art and literature Of the three NORTH
ern countries.