The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-30
MORSE PUBLIC
LEADERS MEET
In MINNESOTA
FIVE GOVERNORS WILL HEAD
DELEGATES no JUNE SESSION
OF NORWEGIANS.

Eminent Nc1wegians VIII attend
the Norse-American Centennial to be
held at the Minnesota State talr
grounds in June according TO le-
ports received here from Oscar AFne-
son, chief clerk Of the Minnesota
house Of representatives, and chairman
~ +ha .r7lhIioit7r committee eff the
Nerea-Ane.ican Centennial. This
centennial VIII commemorate the
I urd.cdth anniversary OF the coming
70 America Of the first large group
IL Norwegian immigrants, and the
bcc inning of q steady stream OF I'M
Q MIGRANTS from Norway to America.
It IS expected that this meeting Will
Z be the largest of its kind held IN the
E world.
T Arrangements are being made to
eesuro the presence Of the Crown
Prince of Norway and the five govern
Z 9e5 Ce tho Northwestern states who
= ana Norwegian by birth or descent
Comprising Governors Erickson OF
p Montana, Blaine of Wisconsin, Chris
tians en- Of Minnesota, Sorlie Oh North
Dakota and Gundefson oil South Ia
IS kota). n. G. Quammc of the Federal
al end bank in ST, Paul has been dele
gated by the centennial committee
to 20 to Washington to personally
render to President Calvin Coolidge
an invitation to be present at the
IS celebration. NOrWegians by birth o.
descent from all parts Of the Unlte'
no. States and Canada and from tn
81 larger colonies in Great Britain
~. France, Germany, Sweden, DenmarA
Finland, South Africa, Asia, Aus
to tlalia Mexico and South Americ
Ell viii be represented AS yet no dele
IL GATES have been elected from tn
nb S 7pe and Daughters of Norway LEDGE
Nv Of Montana to represent these bodie
5f 1T tho centennial meeting but it
re expected that several representative
80 win go from this state
MS The United States government ha
vi given official recognition to the Ger
are tenDial by the authorization by cor
lis gress Of the printing of postae
70 stamps in two denominations. Ihes
act viii soon be placed on sale at all p0
Gle Offices, and viii herald to millions
vi people throughout tho universe IL
ne fact that the Twin Cities viii be Il
les center Of the largest gathering
M NOrVeoians ever held in all hslCT
sri- The estimates of attendance E
can the celebration range from 300 900
on 100000 people. The oTganizatio
rem represented win by The "Bygde.ags
I consisting Of people from the va
7H ous districts Of Norway now l0cat
tld lin all parts of the United Stat
ap- Canada and different parts Of
7fid globe. Of these there are 81. Q
single "Bygdelat (Sognefjord's)
expected to attract On attendar
from among its own kin Of 25.G
Should all other "Bygdelags' show
proportionate attendance this wol
mean over a million people Teprese
KS ing the "Bygdelags" alone The ~
wegian lutheran church OF Ameri
.blic the Norwegian Lutheran Free chu
lino of America, the Lutheran Brethe
and the Norwegian. Synod of Ameri
lied the Evangelical Lutheran chuI
md Sons of Norway, Daughters Of y
,eus. way, the Nolse-Amez lean Hlston
ne Society, the Fadrenearven SociC
AK the Norsk SangerfOrbund of Amc
+ s, ca, win all hold conventions in c
nection with the centennial, and
ear Norwegian colleges, seminafies,
no academies viii close their school Y
was IL 1i--10 ~ SAl1'Dl0 ~ -
nici- efs, lnuslcsl ofgaiiiza yloils' oiIOiiS'
CUB nanas 70 Dc !, IN q a1Ug 5lail st.,
1912 ct the Minnesota railroad ana W.
z it hotse COMMISSION mas DegH nls'
of mental Id making special 9ffan
9h5- ncat whereby the Western Raih
5fd- tcsaCciation viii offer reduced fares
e9- aH 7aibcada, which win make
s 0OO special inducemcnt for thousands
take advantage Of the celebration
LIZ sllnd THEN vacation in the stat
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