Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-31
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elaborate banquet in one of the din
ing salons of Hotel Aston. Among
the speakers were Chr. Meyland-
Smith, chairman of the affair; John
Christensen, supreme president of the
national organizations; Jacob Enc
mark, vice president of the lodge;
Supreme Trustee C. B. Christensen of
Schenectady, and Viggo c. Eberlin.
lodge secretary. The earliest Danish
Brotherhood lodge in New York,
"Modersmaalet," was organized in
1903, but was found inadequate in
view of the long distances members
had to travel when they wanted to
attend meetings. So. on March %,
1907, Cimbria No. 257 was organized.
No Consolidation.
For some time considerable discus
sion has been in progress concerning
a proposed merger of the two largest
colleges of the Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America, St. Olaf at North
field, Mimi, and Luther at DEBORAH,
Iowa. This week the church board
of education announces that no such
merger will take place. but that two
of the minor schools may be CONSOLE
dated. The board also will recon-
mend to the biennial meeting of the
church in June that Owe Preus, presi-
dent of Augustana College, Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, be elected pres
ident of Luther College.
Mrs. WeSterberg Dead.
Mrs. Hedvig l.. Westerberg, a mem
Der of the editorial staff of the
''Svenska- Amerikanaren Chicago
during the last II years, died sud-
denly a few days ago. She was born
in 0stersund. Sweden, in 1881, was
educated as school teacher, and
came to the United States in 1911:
three years later she joined the edi-
torial staff of the largest Swedish
paper of Chicago and remained there
until her death.
Tribute to the Flag.
Through the Danish Club of Wash
ingtOn. ID. c., the national bicenten-
NAL George Washington commission
has invited Danish Americans gener-
ally to take part in the elaborate Flag
Day festivities which will be held in
the national capital on June a. 1t
is the intention of the Danish club
to represent Denmark by a float
which, in some way, will illustrate
the fact that the Danish flag, the
oldest in the world, with the ex-
ception of China's, brings its greet
ings to the Stars and Stripes. Ar
fists have been asked to submit de-
signs for the proposed float, and an
appeal is being made to Danish-Amer
leans for funds; an estimated amount
of $500 will be required.
On the Wings.
Miss GiSken Jacobsen, leading avia-
trlX of Norway, announces that dur
ing the coming summer she will at
tempt an airplane flight from Oslo
via Alaska to Los Angeles where she
intends to impress the public in at
tendance at the Olympic Games with
the fact that what mere man cannot
accomplish, an intrepid woman can.
Miss Jacobsen has on many former
occasions attracted favorable atten-
tion because of her courage and her
expert handling of airplanes, and in
Norway it is generally said that no
one will be surprised to be told some
day this year that "Gisken did it,"
Back to the Desert.
DR.. Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer
OF Thibet and the Cobb Desert in
Asia, has spent the last few weeks
in this country and has been guest
of honor at numerous banquets ar
ranged by scientific organizations in
terested in his work DR.. Hedin is
now on his way back to the Cobb
Desert where he plans to spend the