Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-20
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
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Morgan Larsen. governor of New
Jersey, son of immigrated Danish
parents, has been elected honorary
Doctor of Laws by Rutgers University.
MinneSOtan in Germany.
Miss Astrid Fjelde, a native of Min
nesota and daughter of the late Nor
wegian-American sculptor, Jacob
Fjelde, has left for Germany where
she has signed a contract for a series
of grand opera engagements. Miss
Fjelde is known to millions of people
throughout the. country because OF
her radio work for the National
Broadcasting Co. during the last three
years, hardly ever a week passing
without her voice having been heard
ION the air." She is often referred to
as "the Valkyrie of Song"
SwedenbOrgianS Assemble.
There are still in this country quite
few thousand men and women who
maintain organizations for the pur-
pose of promoting knowledge of the
religious ideas originated by one of
the most famous sons of Sweden,
Emanuel Swedenborg (who died in
1772), and last week they held their
annual general meeting in New York.
Delegates came from all parts of the
country where New Jerusalem" con-
gregations flourish. Although the ma
jority of members now are non-Scan-
dinavians, a considerable number of
Swedish-Americans are affiliated with
the Swedenborgian societies.
A Gift from Phila.
Louis Werlin, Philadelphia bust
ness man of Danish birth, last year
visited his native country and also
called at the Prince Valdemar and
Princess Marie Home for Sailors at
Lillerod. In appreciation of courtesy
extended to him while he was at
Lillerod Mr.. Werlin recently sent a
check for 10000 Kroner to the in
stitution. asking that the interests be
used to obtain years gratis stay at
the home for some INDECENT sailor too
old to follow his salty trade; one part
of the interest accruing is to be used
for Christmas dinners for sailors.
FuruSeth Abroad.
Konrad Furuseth, native of Nor
way and for many years a sailor, has
been delegated by Secretary of Labor
Davis to go to Europe for the purpose
of investigating conditions in connec-
ton with the alleged smuggling of
illegal Immigrants to the I'm e d
States. Mr.. Furuseth is considered the
worlds greatest expert in the field of
laws governing the treatment and
working conditions of sailors, and he
is also the author of the famous
Seamen's Act passed through the eff
forts of the late Senator LaFollette;
many other countries due to the mi
tiative of Mr.. Furuseth.
SuSpendS.
'0sterns Veckoblad," Swedish
American weekly paper published in
Worcester, Mass, has suspended pub
lication-due, it seems, to financial
difficulties which could not be over
come. The editor whimsically COM
menting on his papers d mi S e !,
ascribes the suspension to the prin-
ciple of the survival of the fittest,"
and accepts the fate of his publication
philosophically.
Representing U. s.
The College for Women of Western
Reserve University at Cleveland, O.,
has been honored in the appointment
of Miss Millicent A. Swain, assistant
professor of English, as an American
delegate to the fifth world conference
on progressive education which will
be held at Helsingor, Denmark, in
August. Miss Swain will speak on
English as an Art" Several other
delegates will be sent to the confer
ence in Denmark from this country,
and it is learned that considerable
number of teachers from American
institutions now travelling In Europe,
will "detour" so as to include Den
mark in their itinerary for the pur-
pose of attending the gatheringSat the