Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
TELLS INTERESTINGLY
OF TRIP TO DENMARK

Miss Ida Miller of the local school
faculty who together with her sister,
Miss Ruth, of Hampton, Iowa, spent
nearly three months on a visit to Den
mark last summer, told of that trip
and the many interesting places they
visited, at the Young Peoples Society
meeting Sunday evening.
On the way over they stopped
briefly at the national capital, saw
the White House, the big congression-
al library with its forty miles of book
shelves filled with books, the General
Lee monument, and many other not
able places.
The voyage across the big pond was
made on the largest of the Scandi-
navian-American liners, Frederik
VIII. The boat stopped long enough
at Oslo, Norway, for the passengers
to get out and stretch and again feel
how it was to put foot on solid
ground. They took in the sights
there and saw the big hills surround
ing the Norwegian capital.
Arriving at Copenhagen there was
great welcome. Thousands of peo-
pie had gathered at the docks with
flowers and flags and there was band
music. The Miller sisters then jour-
neyed on to Soro, Shetland, for a visit
with relatives and from there went
on to the Rabild hills in Upland, to
take in the Danish-American celebra-
WI &c a
on July 4th. Among the speakers
were the American ambassador, Mr..
Dodge, and the we'll known Danish
author, Johannes V. Jensen. About
5000 people were present.
Among other places visited we're
the childhood home of H. C. Ander-
sen, the we'll known writer of fairy
tales, at Odense, Fyen, the Ribe and
Viborg cathedrals in Upland, the lat
ter building being where the great
paintings of Joachim Skovgaard are
to be found The paintings depict
bible history.
At Liselund, Shetland, where there
was a meeting of parishioners-those
meetings being held for two weeks
each summer and winter-they heard
Rev. Morten Larsen who was in Amer
lea two years ago and was heard
in Askov at that time. They also
visited the Uldum, Askov and Vale
kilde folk high schools, and at the
former school especially met num-
Der of people who had formerly lived
in America-miniSters and teachers
who had been active in Danish-Amer
lean circles in years past.
Miss Miller also told of having
visited some of the big estates, some
of which are now being pieced out
into smaller farms and thus provid-
ing room for more families. The
mansions of some of those estates are
being used for public institutions of
various kinds.
The most interesting part of Miss
Miller's vivid description of life and
ways of the Danish people was in
some of the more intimate relations
with folks she met here and there.
1t is apparent that she thoroughly
enjoyed the kindness and friendliness
that she met all along on the trip.
Coming back to America Miss Mil
Ter said that they were happy to
again see the Statue of Liberty in the
New York harbor. They visited the
gigantic waterfalls of the Niagara,
the city of Detroit and other places
on the way back.
Following Miss Miller's interesting
address Kuhlau's Elverhoj overture
was played by Mrs. P. N. Fenger on
the piano. This is a beautiful COM
position and was we'll rendered. A
brief explanation of it's origin was al
so given by Rev. o. H. Dyreborg be-
fore it was played.
Inasmuch as the building was a
little cold Sunday the young folks