Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

LdSL SdCurQdy at OSlO, norway,
Roald Amundsen and Lincoln
Ellsworth, leaders of the polar
expedition aboard the dirigible,
Norge, received a large Amer
lean flag from President Cool
idge; the presentation was made
at luncheon by Laurits S. Sven
son, U. S. minister to Norway,
and both of the explorers re-
pended in brief speeches to the
message of fluctuations conveyed
from the American president
through Mr.. Swenson. The
Norge" has started upon its
flight from Rome, but the ex-
petition will not start for its
final goal until some time in May.
To Exhibit in N. Y.
The postal service of Sweden
is expected to send an interesting
exhibit of old postage stamps to
the display which will be shown
in New York in the fall, under
the auspices of the Association
for Stamp Exhibitions. The
Swedish government has declared
it's willingness to sponsor the ex-
hibit which is intended to be very
complete, inasmuch as it will be
composed of treasures now
housed in the postal museum at
Stockholm, one of the finest col
lections of it's kind to be found
anywhere in the world. The
cost for Swedish participation
has been estimated at 5000 kro-
nor.
Celebration Postponed.
AS mentioned in these columns
last week, the Danish Central
Committee of Minneapolis and
st. Paul had planned a national
Fest" to take place June 13, but
as it appears that this date will
conflict with the concluding ses-
sions of the annual convention of
the Danish Lutheran Evangelical
church, decision has been made to
postpone the affair one week so
that it will take place June 20.
Details of the elaborate program
have not yet been announced, but
it is known that musical features
will form a conspicuous part of
the program.
Journalism and Flowers.
Kristian Prestgard, editor-in-
chief of the Norwegian semi
weekly, DEBORAH Posten', at
DEBORAH, Iowa, has been elected
president of the American Glad
iolus Society in recognition of
his contributions to the cultiva-
tion of gladioli in this country.
Mr.. Prestgard who has been af-
filiated with the DEBORAH Post
en-" for upward of a generation,
has for % years specialized in
cultivating gladioli, and the bull
letin of the society whose presi-
dent he has just-become, an
nounces that he has succeeded in
creating a number of new var
ieties of the beautiful flower.
Separated Sc Years.
Through one of the strange
pranks fate sometimes plays.
Johan A. Person of Winthrop,
Mimi, and his brother, Nils E.
Person, Topeka, Kansas, had been
, separated while they were boys
Sc years ago. For more than
forty years Johan had been look
ing for Nils, in the United States
as well as in their native country
of Sweden, and finally through
the study of the records of a rail
road company employing Nils
Person, the two brothers were re-
united.
New Editor.
O. C.. Olsen of Omaha, Neb.,
founder and for 10 years editor
of "Ungdom", official organ of
the United Danish Young Peoples
Societies, has resigned his editor
ial position, and will be succeeded
by C.. A. Stub of Des Moines,
Iowa. The change is said to be
the result of a divergence of
views concerning the editorial
policy of the paper. Mr.. Olsen
has been active in the work of
the young peoples societies ever
since they were organized and is
considered one of the leaders of
the movement.
Coolidge Gets Medal.
Morse American Centennial,
Inc, the organization which spon-
soEed the. Observation-Disclosures
centennial celebration in the