Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-11
NEWS AMONG
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Rebild National Park, Denmark, hav-
ing been Cancelled this year, a program
has been arranged at Aalborg, where
on July Fourth Premier Staining OF
Denmark, DR.. Max Henius of Chicago,
and N. P. Nelson, Spokane, Wash,
supreme trustee of the Danish Broth
erhood of America, will be the prin-
cipal speakers. On the following day
a visit will be made to the recently
opened Danish-American archive and
library at the Sohngaardsholm castle.
Choral Singers Invited.
In conjunction with the Chicago
Worlds fair management the Swedish
Singers League of America has ex-
tended an invitation to the Singers
League of Sweden to send 100 singers
to the United States in 1888; they are
expected to sing, principally, at the
Worlds Fair, if they accept the invi-
tation.. One entire week in June will
be designated as Sweden Week at the
Fair, according to an announcement
made in this connection.
New Organization.
DR.. Charles Johnson, commissioner
of social welfare of the state of New
York, and also grand master of the
New York state Masonic lodges, last
week was chosen chairman of COM
mittee which is planning the organi-
cation of a Danish-American Histori-
cal association. A founders COM
mittee will be selected for the purpose
of interesting Americans of Danish
descent all over the country, and also
will begin the collection of source
material All publications are to be
printed in the English language.
Luther League Meeting.
The Young Peoples Luther League
of the Norwegian Lutheran Church OF
America will hold it's general conven-
ton in Chicago June 17-19, and a
principal feature of the gathering
will be singing by massed choruses
comprising 1000 voices, under the di-
rection of DR.. F. Melius Christian
sen of st. Olaf College, Mortified,
the United States will be present at
the convention which is expected to
be the largest ever held by the organi-
cation.
Suddenly Dead.
Rev. Nels Alfred Goeranson, Sarah,
Mimi, died suddenly the other day
while he was sitting at a table read
| ing his newspaper. He was born in
Torpa parish, Kronoberg laen, Sweden
| in 1884, came to the United States
in 1907, and, after completing his
theological studies, served as pastor
of congregations Swedish Lutheran
| in Wisconsin and Minnesota; he ha6
been at Sarah since 1928.
Going to Denmark.
| Representative Ruth Bryan Owen
a daughter of the late William Jen-
nings Bryan, leaves June 18 for Den.
mark where she will spend the sum
mer as an automobile trailer tramp
she says. Mrs. Owen feels that in this
way she will become we'll acquainted
with the rural population-which il
her principal aim. She will be &C.
companied on the trip by Fannie
Hurst, famous American novelist.
To Study Dialects.
DR.. D. A. Seip of Oslo, Norway, ar
rives in this country during the latter
part of July and will visit some Of
the older Norwegian settlements in
the Middle West in an effort to study
the native dialects Of Norway as they
were spoken some fifty-sixty years ago
when the great trek from that country
| to America was at it's height. DR.
Seip believes that it is possible te
hear those dialects in purer form In
America than in the rural districts
of Norway where modern language
customs have tended to corrupt the
older ways of speaking.
Change of Editors.
Esse w. Lung last week resigned
as editor of the Swedish Canada
Tidningen," Winnipeg, and was sue
ceeded by Carl e. Rydberg. This
paper is the first in North America t.
experiment with the publication O.
half it's contents in English, the othel
half in Swedish, and it is claimed tha
while it would be premature to con
slider the innovation a success, it ha:
met with considerable favor.