Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-11
CELEBRATION
HAPPY EVENT
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greetings from the Revs. S. D. Rod
holm, Des Moines. Iowa, and ]. Jor-
gensen, Kimballton, Iowa, after which
another song was sung by the aud
fence. The large granite boulder
bearing inscription concentrating
the 25th anniversary of the colony
was then unveiled, the unwilling be-
ing done by two little girls-Else
Miller and Dorothy Petersen-with
appropriate words by the Rev. Frost.
The rock which stands as a monu-
ment to pioneers who blazed the trail
here, cleared away the forest and
built homes, was elevated out of the
ground, and placed on end on the
same spot where it has always laid
in the park. 1t is of size that runs
into weight of many tons. The in
scription on the stone which is in
Danish was chiseled out by E. A. E.
Laage. Translated it would read:
Through Women's Faith and Mems
Courage the Task is Accomplished
1906-1931." The singing of the Dan
ish and American national anthems
concluded the unwilling ceremonies.
The balance of the afternoon was
spent in social visiting, renewing &C
quaintances, enjoying refreshments
and listening to more music by the
band.
Play Well Presented.
The spacious D. B, S. hall was
filled with about 500 people who saw
the Danish play, "Nye Tider" (''The
New Era") presented by local talent
Friday evening. This was the high
| light of the celebration so far as en-
tertainment and amusement was con-
cerned. The play was very we'll pre-
sented-no weak points in it-and it
was credit to all the performers as
we'll as those who directed it. Louis
Olsen, as the stern schoolmaster, and
Peter Hermansen, as the neighbor
farmer, played the principal parts.
The school master with his 40 years
of experience was very set in his ways
and the farmer, man of stability
with good common sense, was also
slow to change his ways. His straight
fordwardness and candid expressions
caused many amusing incidents and
hearty daughters. They were ably
supported by daughters-Mrs. Paula
Rasmussen playing the part of the
schoolmaster's daughter and Miss FL
len Paulsen was the farmers daugh-
ter. Thorvald Sorensen as the leader
of the young people and who won the
heart of the schoolmaster's daughter
much against the will of the father
to begin with on account of him not
following the old ways; Henry Sim
onsgaard as the flippant and self
satisfied young man; Thorvald Jensen
as the bartender who threw out his
chest and pretended to be posted on
all topics, social, political, and other
wise, and made speeches both in and
cut of season, as we'll as others in
the caste all added materially to make
it good balanced play. Miss Sine
Sorensen, Svend Andersen, and mem
bers of rifle brigades, singers and
others appeared on the stage at diff
ferent intervals, adding mirth and
color to the production.
| The Rev. Frost and Mrs. Enevold
Smidt as prompter, worked industri-
ously with the performers for weeks
in rehearsing the play. N. P. Jensen
painted the scenery, Mrs. L. Byron
Olsen did the art work on the old
fashioned clock, E. A. E. Laage did
the carpenter work on the stage, and
Mrs. Manford Nelson was musy max
ing up the faces.