Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

North.
M. Enderstedt, Swedish author
who has been travelling through
out the United States on former
occasions, is planning to return
to this country for a lecture
tour some time during the sum-
mer of 1926. His principal aim
is to make study of Swedish
homes in various parts of this
country so as to gather material
for book upon this subject.
New Knights.
King Christian X of Denmark
recently has bestowed the
Knighthood of Dannebrog upon
number of Americans of Danish
birth, the best known among
whom are the following: Sophus
F. Neble, publisher of Den Dam
ske Pioneer" in Omaha, Neb.;
Soren T. Corydon, business man
of Chicago; J. Christian Bay,
head of the medical department
of the John Crerar Library, Chi
cago; S9ren Iversen, New Haven,
Conn, supreme president of the
Danish Brotherhood of America,
and Capt. H. A. Dagger of New
York.
C. J. Sundahl Dead.
C. ]. Sundahl of Orr, N. D., 81
years old, one of the most wide
ly known Norwegians in his
state, dropped dead suddenly
Thursday evening last week
while shopping in a store in
Grand Forks. Mr.. Sundahl was
known especially as political
contributor to the American and
Norwegian press, and had writ
ten newspaper articles constantly
for upward of thirty years or
more. He had come to the Uni
ted States from his native coun-
try in 1878. and after living at
Granite Falls, Mimi, for short
time, took homestead near Orr
where he had his home until the
time of his death.
Musicians Coming.
The Marine Band of Sweden,
consisting of SO musicians, is
planning to give a series of con-
certs in the United States next
year. The band is considered the
leading military musical ,organi-l
zation of Sweden, and is directed
by Erik H0gberg who some years
ago conducted the concerts
which the Kronoberg Regiment
band gave in this country. The
Swedish Marine Band will ira
verse the entire country from
coast ito coast.
Is Guest at Banquet.
Prince Aage of Denmark, an of
.ficer in the French Foreign Lee
gion, who, as mentioned in these
columns, has come to the United
States to give lectures upon the
French military campaign in Mo-
rocco, a few days ago was guest
of honor at a banquet which had
been arranged by a club consist
ing of former officers of the Da-
nish army, now residents Of New
York. The prince was enthusi-
astically praised for his demo-
cratic behavior, and he showed
himself an excellent and witty
after-dinner speaker.
Office Has New Chief.
The Norwegian-American Lines
office in Minneapolis will after
january LIST be conducted by C.
L. Swenson, former president of
the Metropolitan National Bank,
St. Paul, and a brother of the
American minister to Norway,
Lauritz S. Swenson. The new Of
fee director will succeed Theo-
dore Hanson who took charge a
few years ago after having been
the manager of the lines New
York office.
More Than 10000.
At the annual meeting of the
Swedish Historical Society Of
America, held in ST. Paul last
week, announcement was made
that the collections of the society
now number more than ten thou
sand items; in consequence of the
expansion of the archieves and
the library of the organization
trained librarian has been put
in charge of the collections.
1t is expected that the activities
of the society will be constantly
increasing in the near future be-