Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
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Peace Society, Cleveland, o., Chicago,
Rockford, Ill.,, DEBORAH, Iowa, North
field, Mimi. and before the National
Geographic Society, Washington. DR..
hansen also conferred-in Washing
ton-with Secretary Frank B. KEEL
logg and Senator Borah, chairman of
the Senate committee on foreign af
fairs, in regard to the American pro-
posal of multilateral anti-war
treaty. He is to speak at the Nor
wegian May 18th celebration in New
York today.
Plan Cancelled.
A plan, formerly reported in these
columns, to the effect that group of
American Boy Scouts spend a part of
the coming summer in various homes
in Denmark has been abandoned be-,
cause of apparent lack of interest.
The visit was scheduled to become
the forerunner of series of such
visits, the idea behind it being that
were the growing generation of Amer
lea given such an opportunity of be-
coming personally acquainted with
life abroad, much good will would
result. 1t may be, however, that the
plan will be taken up for new dis
cussion next year.
Gustaf w. HallbOm Dead.
- Gustaf w. Hallbom, treasurer of the
Union Bank of Chicago, died last
week, SO years old. He was born in
Norrbotten, Sweden, and had come to
the United States at the age of IA.
Twenty years old, he secured his first
job in a bank, and followed the bank
ing career throughout the rest of his
life. He was also president of Build
ers and Merchants State Bank. which
he helped organize. Mr.. Hallbom
was one of the veteran members of
the Swedish singing societies Of Chi
cago and enjoyed an unusual measure
of popularity among his compatriots.
LOT PURCHASED.
Announcement is made that a lot
has been purchased for the Norwe-
gian home for old people which is to
be built at Fergus Falls, Mimi. Plans
also have ben drawn and approved.
and it is expected that actual con-
struction work will start some time
this summer. Rev. ]. ]. Kendall is in
charge of the campaign having for
its aim the soliciting of funds for the
home. and he reports that prospects
are far better than could be expected.
Gets Own Home.
The Danish Athletic club of Chica-
go recently bought the old ST. Ansgar
Danish Lutheran church and last week
dedicated it as the new club home. The
church has been temporarily QUILTED
will be permanently renovated. The
dedication took place in a very i'm
pressive manner, and every vestige of
the past had been carefully removed
so as not to cause any emotional con-
flicts between those who had been
wont to worship within the edifice
and those who consider the building
merely hall for the pursuit of sports
and the cultivation of folk dances
"NOrdic Temple"
Seven Swedish organizations in
jamestown, N. Y, have formed a CEN
trail organization to be known as the
Nordic Temple association. The aims
of the organization are to collect
funds for, and erect, home for Scan
dinavian societies in jamestown. Ac-
cording to present estimates the
building will be erected in the center
of the city at a cost of $400,00O; the
lot represents cost of 100000. Part
of the building will contain stores
and offices; on the second floor will
be lodge rooms and reception halls,
and the third floor will contain an
auditorium with a seating capacity
of 1000.
Around the World ON Wheel.
Konrad 0sthagen is the name of
21-year old farmer from Hedemarken,
Norway, who early this month started
from Oslo on a bicycle journey in
tended to take him around the world.
He will pass through parts of Sweden,
Denmark, Germany, Austria, Turkey.
Asia Minor, India, China and Japan,
and, upon arriving at Seattle or San
Francisco will traverse the United
States on his bicycle. According to
his plans at present, Mr.. Osthagen
will sail from Boston to Europe. Ills
countrymen in the United States are
already planning tosgive him lively
reception.
25 Years. ~
Tomorrow, May 18th, 25 years will
have elapsed since the organization
of the Danish Philanthropic Society
of Greater New York (Velgerenheds-