Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26

Finlayson.
lienne, actresses who have done much
to make Ibsen's dramas known to the
American public.
Selection Vetoed.
Because it does not regard the
team of the Norwegian-American
Augsburg college at Minneapolis as
sufficiently representative, the Amer
lean Olympic committee last week an
nounced it had declined its selection
for competition in the Olympic win
ter sports at st. MoritZ, Switzerland
next month. At the college it was
said that although the hockey team
has been rejected hopes are still be-
ing entertained that participation in
some form can be arranged for, and
at all events, the Olympic committee
will be asked to reconsider its de-
cisiOn.
Annual Meeting.
The executive committee of the
orwegian-American Historical asso-
citation will hold it's annual meeting
in the rooms of the Norwegian club
Chicago, February II and II, accord
ing to an announcement issued by the
president, Rev. D. G. Ristad of Mani
towoc Wis. At this meeting the work
of the past year will be reviewed and
plans for the coming year will be dis
cussed The most Immediately i'm
portant matters are those connected
with the publications of the organi-
cation.
Erik Linden Dead.
Erik Linden of Buffalo, N. Y, died
few days ago, 26 years old. He was
born in Malmo, Sweden, and gradu-
ated from the Technical High School
of that city; shortly thereafter he
came to the United States where q
position was offered him in the esti-
mate department of the consolidated
Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo; to
gether with some colleagues he had
just completed the design of a new
airplane, comprising several new fea
lures, when illness and subsequent
death overlook the young man.
Modern Denmark
Hugh Jones, an Englishman, has re.
Gently published a volume, entitled
Modern Denmark, which is now be.
ing offered for sale in the United
States. The book deals especially
Will al n
tural life, and in his introduction the
author says: my intention is to try
to give a genuine, unbiased account
of Denmark's phenomenal success in
making the soil yield full measure
thereby giving her people an econ.
omic, political, and cultural standard
second to none in the world. Review.
ers aver that the author has "suc.
ceeded admirably" in carrying Out
this plan.
Twenty Fifth Anniversary.
Last Sunday the Norwegian Ole
Peoples home in 9th ST., Brooklyn
N. Y, celebrated it's twenty-fifth ami.
versary. A number of prominent
speakers-among them Consul Gen.
eral Hans Fay-were heard on the oc.
casion, and banquet was served
featured by musical program. On
the occasion of its silver jubilee the
institution has published a pamphlet
describing the most important Incl.
dents of the history of the home;
when the home was begun Is years
ago, it was under quite modest cir.
cumstances; it is now a rather i'm
pressive institution, commanding the
interest and support of many Norwe-
gian-Americans in the eastern states
To Be Stationed in Sweden.
C. P. Peterson, Swedish-American
who for a number of years has been
in the service of the Kellogg Co., Bat
tie Creek, Mich, has gone to Europe
where he will become head represent
alive of his firm, with general Euro
pean offices at Stockholm, Sweden
Mr.. Peterson is visiting London, Palis
and Berlin on his first inspection trip
and will arrive in Stockholm early in
February. For some years Mr.. Peter.
son had been, prior to his most recent
promotion, the Minneapolis general
representative of the kellogg Co.