Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-06-18
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Georg Dupont-Hansen, organ.
list of the Danish Lutheran Trim.
ity church, Chicago, last week
celebrated his thirtieth annivsr.
sary in that position at a concert
given in his honor by a group OF
music organizations with which
he has been, and still is, actively
affiliated. Mr.. Dupont-Hansen, in
addition to being one of the lead
ing organists of Chicago, is also a
composer of note.
New Viking Voyage.
Pilot Andreas Grimso, accom-
panied by Ulrik Viksund, last
week started a voyage across the
Atlantic ocean in small boat,
named ,,Fadrelandet" which is
46 feet long, and Is feet wide;
the departure was made from a
Norwegian port, and the destina-
ton is some port on the Ameri-
can coast where the sailors expect
to arrive during the latter part
of the summer. The mysterious
fate of the Left Erikson", boat
of similar dimensions which last
summer attempted to cross the
Atlantic, and has not been heard
from for nearly year, appears to
have had no deterrent effect on
Messrs. Grimso and Viksund.
sThe Tower of Lies.
"Keisaren af Portugalien", one
of the best-known shorter novels
by Selma Lagerlof, world famous
Swedish writer, is now being pre-
pared for a screen presentation
which will appear under the title
of The Tower of Lies. The
leading man in the film will be
Lon CLANCY, and the instruction
will be directed by Victor Sjo-
strom. himself Swede, who has
established an enviable reputa-
ton as an interpreter OF the
screen art in this country.
Ask for designations.
At the convention of the Uni
ted Danish Lutheran Church Of
America, held at Albert Lea,
Mimi, last week, it was decided
to ask for the resignation Of Pro.
fessor p. S. Wig, dean of Trinity
Seminary. Blair, Nebr.; Prof. N
p. Lang of Dana College. and Pro
fessor C x. Hansen, president OF
the two joint institutions. The
designations were asked for the
purpose of strengthening the
schools, and to make them more
up-to-date, it was stated. The
votes were cast in the presence
of the three men.
District Reunion.
Fifty years ago an unusually
large number of families left the
Meraker district, Norway, with
Minnehaha county, S. d., as theii
destination. Many of the Mera'
ker immigrants of 1875 have pass.
ed away, but the survivors have
agreed to arrange a reunion IN
order to talk about the CD
home and the "reminiscences OF
the early pioneer days. The af-
fair took place at the Nils Oyen
farm. Minnehaha county, June Ia,
and was attended by a COMPARE
lively large number of people.
Tercentennial Planned.
AT the convention of the Swed-
;sh Augustana Synod, held IN
Minneapolis last week, plans
were formulated for a tercenten-
NAL to take place in the year 1898
in commemoration of the arrival
of the earliest Swedish settlers In
America: the first pioneers from
Sweden arrived on the shores Of
the Delaware river in March 1888,
and il is still possible to discover
traces of their work at many
points in Pennsylvania and Deia-
ware According to the church
nlans. the celebration VIII be SO
arranged as to include represen-
tation by all Swedish organlza-
tons in the United States.
Condition Improves.
Reports from San Francisco are
to the effect that Rev. Mor.eh
Larsen of Holstebro, Denmark
who last week was seriously IN
iured in an accident at Alameda
as told in the Americans
making such progress thas ne
NAV be enabled to return 70 ms
home some time in July. Plans
for any further lectures IN TINS