Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-31
MAKE READY FOR
STAVANCER LAGET
THREE DAYS PROGRAM, BE-
GINNING WEDNESDAY,,
PREPARED.
PARADE, BUSINESS MEETING,
REUNION TO BE FEATURES
Parade Thou Business District at
$3.50 Wednesday Forenoon to Mark
Opening of Big Gathering of Sta-
vanser Folk Business Meeting
Thursday Afternoon.

With the final effort being made
today to provide rooming places in
private homes tor the many natives
OF Stavanger, Norway, and its
vicinity, and their descendants, who
VIII be here Wednesday,, Thursday
and Friday for the annual meeting
OF the Stavpnser l.aSet tSocietyl
preparations were nearing an end.
The program prepared by Secretary
b. l.. Beilesen. OF Jewell. has been
completed. Incidental to the final
Preparations. business men We're
urged Monday to decorate their
places of business with fiaSs and the
national colors.
Except Tor ono religious meeting
ali the sessions OF the society will be
held at the fair grounds. The reflS-
ious meeting will he at the Metno-
dist church. The Marshailtown club
Will be registration headquarters
and headquarters Tor assignment OF
rooms. Committees from local MEM
bers of the society and the Marshall
town CLUB viii jointly be in charge
there.
Outstanding Program Features.
Important details OF the arrange
ments include a parade at 3;oO
Wednesday morning, 10 be foilowed~
by the opening OF the soctcty's von7
Nention. AT | IL o'clock ThurSias
paornins the religious service viii be
held at the church and that after
noon the society will so into busi-
,..xt ..,y,,, oil
closing meeting of the society is set
for Thursday night and Friday is TO
he devoted to group meetings ana
reunions of groups from subdiyi-
siosns OF Stayangei.
Following registration "Wednesday
morning. TIE stavanger folk VIII
form at $3.50 south of the court
house. The line of march VIII be
west to Second street, north to Main
and east to the fair grounds.
Mayor J. j. Wilson viii WELCOME
the visitors and President G. j.
Eastwood, of Northfield, Mimi, viii
respond for the society. Music will
be followed by the annual address of
President 1.astyold. Rev. Z. Tang
jerd., of st. Paul, will speak and Pro
lessor Lassaaon. of Ltchfied. Mimi
will sing. The Follinglo Orchestra
VIII play not only at this meeting
but at others OF the three days.
"Wednesday Afternoon and Evening.
The Wednesday afternoon meeting
viii be eponed at O'clock with de-
yotioEal exercises ami a song by
Professor i.asaeaon and Liusic by tho
orchestra. Rev. IL. G. Holm, D. D., OF
Easlas Grove, Will deliver the princi-
pal address and greetings from Ner-
way viii be read by Rev. o. j. HyI-
and, of Strum. Wis.
The "Wednesday night meeting will
cpen at 80 with music. Rev. l..
.larrisville. of Chicago and Prof.
Oscar Olsen, of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Will speak.
Program for Thursday.
The principal address of the
Thursday morning meeting, tina,
starts at o'clock will be delivered
by Rev. Q. L. N.sdahl, of Ruth
ven. The rest of the time wilt be oc-
eupsed with a program OF music by
Professor Lasseson and the orches-
ira.
- - ofSioSN titc ISilS4OttS SSiNtSS
Willihe held and the sermon will be
preached by Rev. Eastwood
The afternoon meeting starts at 5
O'Clock. Following the opening eX-
ercises officers will be elected. The
addresses will be by b. L. Wick.
Prof. H. A. Oakdale. of Jewell, and
Rev. I. Alvestad, of Chicago.
The farewell session will be held
ut 7:3o that night,
Group Meetings Friday.
Members OF the society are prob
ably as much interested in the group
meetings that will occupy all of
Friday as In any other detail of the
society's gathering. These group
meetings are, in fact, reunions of
former residents and their descen-
dants from towns and communities
Of the Stavanger neighborhood,
similar to<car county picnics held In
California. There they renew old ac-
ouaintances. talk over old days IN
the fatherland and hear from, the ola
home town, for many members OF
the society have been to .Stayanger
in the last year.
President Eastvold VIII preside at
the general meetings OF the society.
Other officers, in addition to Secre-
tary Bellesen,J are Rev. S. Njaa,
Northwood, n. D.. vice president,
and Gilbert knudson, Jewell, treas