Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-17
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.


North.
Lauritz S. Swenson, United
States minister to Norway, arriv-
ed at New York last week for a
visit to this country. After call
ing on President Coolidge Mr..
Swenson proceeded to Madison,
Wis. where he will remain for
some time as the guest of friends;
later he will pay a visit to Min
neapolis, his home city. Mr..
SWenson will return to his post in
Oslo on October %.
DIR. Henschen Dead.
DIR. William Henschen, promi-
nent as a journalist and as a
minister within the Swedish Me-
thodist church, died in Chicago
last week. 50 years old. DR..
Henschen was born in Upsala.
Sweden, and became doctor of
philosophy at the famous uni
versity of that city; in 1870 he
went to the United States. affili-
ating himself with the Methodist
church five years later. 1t is
especially as editor of 'Sendebu-
Diet" (''The Messenger") that he
became so widely known. For a
period of four years he was
pastor of a congregation in
jamestown, N. Y.
Will Study Gymnastics.
A group of American instruct
ors in physical education will 60
to Denmak next year for the pur-
pose of studying at 0llerup folk
high school the system of gym
nastics which has been made
world famous by its creator, Nils
Bukh, and which was demonstrat-
ed in this country two years ago
under the personal leadership of
Mr.. Bukh. There will be about
80 teachers in attendance, and
they will be sent under the aus
pices of the Central School OF
Hygiene and Physical Education
in New York.
Leaves the Church
Rev. John Flint, formerly a
minister in Bismarck. N. d., and
latterly stationed in Alaska, has
resigned from the Norwegian
Lutheran Church of America, Civ
ing as reasons for his step the
intolerance of the church lead
ers";; the over-emphasis placed
on financial matters, and "the
un-Christianlike attitude of the
church toward the most highly
necessary economic and social re-
FORMS. Mr.. Flint who hence
forth will grow fruit and garden
truck at Mulkiteo, Wash, also de-
nounces the church for its alleged
uncharitable attitude toward fra.
ternal organizations. such as, for
instance, the Sons of Norway.
Another Donation.
Hans Lagerlef, a wealthy New
York manufacturer, who repeat
edly has donated valuable collec-
tons of postal stamps to the
Postal Museum in Stockholm.
Sweden, recently compiled a COM
plete collection of United States
stamps of all denominations, and
is sending them to Stockholm as
his latest gift. The total value
of his stamp donations so far is
estimated at about one hundred
thousand dollars.
Rescued the Danes.
The Macmillan Arctic expedi-
ton last Saturday rescued a
group of Danish sailors, members
of the crew Of the steamer.
Islands Falk, who had fallen
overheard near Godthaab, Green
land. The accident which befell
the sailors took place during a
raging storm, and the rescue
work was completed with the
greatest difficulty. News of the
rescue came in the form of a
radio message to the National
Geographic Society of Washing
Ton, ID. c.
go All English.
The First Swedish Lutheran
Church in Kansas City has def
nitely abandoned the use of the
Swedish language in all its func-
tons, and in this connection at
tention is being called TO the fact
that Swedish is gradually being
extirpated from many Of the
Swedish Lutheran church s
throughout the country. This at
titude on the part Of many cor