Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-31
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

North.
Norwegian choral singers of
Greater New York have now def
nitely announced that they plan
to leave for Norway aboard the
Bergensfjord on May 20. Under
the direction of Ole Windingstad
they will give a number of con-
certs in all Scandinavian coun-
tries. Morse singers of the
Pacific Northwest also are plan
ming to tour their native country
during the summer.
In Philadelphia.
A committee of prominent
Swedish-Americans last week met
in Chicago to discuss ways and
means for collective Swedish
American participation in the
sesquicentennial festivities which
are to take place in Philadelphia
in the summer of 1926. No an
nouncement as to Sweden's being
officially represented has been
forthcoming, but Denmark has
refused to participate. In Nor
way the question is still held in
allegiance.
Ansgar Jubilee.
In conjunction with the Tour
list Association of Denmark the
Observation-Disclosures line is
calling attention to the fact that
that in June of 1926 a celebration
will take place at Skamlingsban-
ken, Denmark, in commemoration
of the eleventh centennial of the
introduction of Christianity into
Denmark through the French
monk, Ansgar, now known as the
Apostle of the North. Delega-
tions from many countries are ex-
pected to come to Denmark for
this event, and it is being adver-
tised as special attraction for
Danish-Americans who are urged
to take advantage of this occasion
to visit their home country.
Museum Plans.
DR.. Anders Sandvig, owner of
an extensive collection of old
time Implements and costumes in
: Norway, is planning to donate to
the historical Norwegian collec-
ton now projected for the Unit
ed States, set of antique furni-
ture for a room which is. to be
known as the Gu dbrandsdal room;
he will also donate to the Norwe-
gian-American museum an old
loom, spinning wheels, chests, sill
yer articles, tables, seats and
decorative objects.
New Corporation.
A Swedish-American Invest
ment corporation is being organ
lied in New York, Lee, Higginson
& Co., of that city, and Swedish
financial concerns being the back
ers of the plan. The organization
is to be capitalized at 100000
or $50,O00,00O, and will aim at
acquiring stocks and bonds in
some of the most prominent in
dustrial enterprises in Sweden.
When consumated, the deal will
be the largest financial transac-
ton recorded in New York for
years.
To Give Painting.
A group of friends of Rev. R.
Andersen, until recently for IS
years pastor of Our Savior's
Danish Lutheran church in
Brooklyn, N. Y, is attempting to
collect funds with which to de-
fray the expenses of having Mr..
Andersen painted by the famous
Danish portrait painter, PROBES
sor Otto Mathiesen, at present on
visit to this country. 1t is the
intention of the committee to
purchase the portrait and to give
it to the congregation which he
served for so many years.
Appointed a Commander.
James Madison of San Francis
CO, CAL, who for many years has
been actively affiliated with the
Danish-American enterprises
notably with the Danish section
of the Worlds Fair in 1915-has
been appointed a commander of
the order of Dannebrog by the
king of Denmark. Only one
other commander of this order
lives in the United States, viz,
DIR. Max Henius of Chicago.
IT. v. Knatvold Dead.
T. v. Knatvold. Albert Lea,
Mimi, died last week at the home
OF his daughter in Grafton, N. D.