Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
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through his personal generosity
Shortly before he arrived in Blair he
announced that he would willingly
build an organ of gigantic dimensions
as his gift to the contemplated Den
mark pavilion at the Chicago Worlds
Fair. Mr.. MOeller is a native OF
Bornholm, Denmark, and founded his
Y. Nj. 4 Y. w. c. A.
Hugo Cedergren, national secretary
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion of Sweden, and his wife who
holds corresponding position within
the Young Women's Christian associa-
ton of that country, are at present in
the United States, visiting at num-
Der of Y. M. and Y. w. c. A. build
ings and discussing Christian young
peoples work with American leaders.
Mrs. Cedergren before her marriage
was Countess Bernadotte, and she is
related to the reigning house of Swe-
den.
Will Try Again.
The annual Danish National Festi-
val in Riverview Park, Chicago, elab-
orately planned and widely discussed
weeks ahead of time, was almost to-
tally submerged in torrential rains,
and only about 1900 persons were
present where usually thousands fore
gather. Mayor p. w. Petersen of
Waukegan, H.. was the principal
speaker of the rainy day. Sponsors of
the annual affair held meeting i'm
mediately after and decided to ar
range q new festival for June 10 on
which day they are looking for real
summer weather and a big atten-
dance in view of the fact that any
surplus will be given to charitable
institutions.
'MfsS Norway" Came.
Miss Gerd Johansen, selected as
the outstanding bearer of pulchri-
tude in Norway arrived in this coun-
try last week and will participate
in the international beauty contest in
Galveston, Tex. When asked by in
reviewers whether she herself really
believed she was the prettiest young
woman of her country, she modestly
said that she was not qualified to
judge-she didn't think so, herself,
but since others had thought that she
was pretty good looking, she felt it
her duty to respond to the invitation,
also for the reason that she had heard
so much about America and liked to
see this fairy-tale country.
Reelected.
DR.. G.. A. Brandelle of Rock Island,
H., and all other officers, were re-
elected by the 72nd annual convention
of the Swedish Lutheran Augustana
synod at jamestown, N. Y, last week
In his opening address before the con-
vention-attended by 1000 delegates
DIR. Brandelle sharply attacked the
alleged attempts of Modernists to fit
the teachings of Christ into modern
conditions.
May Sail Back.
Gerhard Folgeroe who last year
demonstrated the feasibility of sail
ing a small vessel across the Allan
tic from Norway to New Orleans and
thence up the Mississippi to Mime
apolis, is ready to make the same
voyage in the opposite direction, pro-
vided no one comes forward with an
acceptable offer to purchase his boat,
named ROAD Amundsen." If Cap
tain Folgeroe returns aboard his tiny
vessel, he will choose the northern
route via New Foundland and the
Farce Islands.
To Be Partly Opened.
The new Danish-American library
and archives at the Sohngaardsholm
castle, Denmark, will be thrown open
to the public on July Fourth, to the
extent that completion of necessary
preliminary work makes it possible.
Announcement is made that some OF
the largest libraries in the United
States have donated valuable collec-
tions of material dealing with Danish
immigrant life in this country, to
the Sohngaardsholm institution; much
of the material is considered rare and
has an intrinsic value that far tran
scends monetary considerations.
Not so Good.
A few years ago Hans Nilsson came
over from Gothenburg, Sweden, to the
United States, finally settling in
Seattle, Wash. Here he bought a
fishing sloop and named her Magma"
But one day it was sunk in collision
with the steamer, Olympic" Nils
son brought suit, was awarded $4,000,
and now finds that costs and lawyers
fees have made such sharp incisions
upon his fortune that all he has left
of the amount awarded is-$494.17.
Hans can't, somehow, quite "figger
it OUT
HAS anybody ever been lost in
boating on this lake?" asked timid