Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-08
Lodges Will Celebrate.

Lodges Will Celebrate.
Word from Minneapolis states that
record crowd is expected at the dual
celebrations Saturday and Sunday,
June 10 and IL, in ST. Paul and Min
neapolis. The state convention of
the Danish Brotherhood and Danish
Sisterhood lodges of Minnesota starts
at 10 a. m Saturday in the Odd Eel
low Temple, 156 West 9th ST., st.
Paul. There will be business ses-
sions all day for both organizations.
In the evening the D. S. S. and D. B.
S. organizations will sponsor joint
banquet. in the same hall and the
eveningswill terminate with dancing.
The festivities will move to Min
neapolis on Sunday and will take
place at the home for the aged
''Danebo" at 5000 West River Blvd.
There an elaborate program awaits
approval. Commencing at 2:3O o'clock
in the afternoon there will be music
by 1.-THE Red Jackets" directed by
Dough Dahl; welcome address by the
president, Martin Nelson; vocal solos
by Addie Christensen and Gyda Han
sen-Kolsted; songs by a quartet of
young people led by Mildred Dahl;
the address of the day will be given
by Rev. Evald Kristensen from Den
mark, who is here on lecture tour
The Danish Vice Consul, Andrew
Johnson of Minneapolis, will present
to the home a gift from the Danish
Crown Prince and Princess; Peter
Kirkegaard and his able singers will
render several numbers. All of the
above takes place between 2:30 and
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Then
there is pause for refreshments from
to 7. The ladies in charge of this
are noted for their ability to serve
good lunch for reasonable price.
Commencing at 8 o'clock in the
evening, a group of youngsters, 5 to
10 years old, from the Lyons Studio,
Minneapolis, will perform. More
songs will be rendered by Peter Kir-
Regard and company; Danish folk
dancing by both young and old; and
community singing.
Thus these two days will be packed
full of events and the committees
in charge of arrangements express
hope that Danes throughout the state
will come and join in the festivities.
Miss Anna Elkjer returned home
last week from Braham after finish
ing year as teacher there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Bagge who
have occupied the Chr. Sandahl farm
recently moved to the old Sandahl
farm.
Viggo Miller, member of the Anoka
school faculty, came last week for
visit at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Miller.
Miss Idamae Danielson, teacher
in the school at Wright, came home
Sunday to spend part of the summer
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G.. Danielson.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Madsen and
daughter, and Kelly Petersen and his
housekeeper from near Litchfield, Wis
tied relatives and friends in Askov
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Olesen and
Raymond, Miss Myrtes and Lloyd
Johnson and K. L. Lund were in st.
Paul Sunday to visit Elliott Olesen at
the Gillette hospital Elliott is pro-
crossing nicely and rapidly now.
Some over 40 pupils enrolled in
the summer school which started
Monday morning and several more
are expected. The teaching staff con-
sists of Rev. and Mrs. jobs. Knud-
sen, Miss Meta Nielsen and Mrs. Jor-
gen Paulsen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Sandahl and
children came from Waterloo, Iowa,
last week. Mr.. Sandahl and Robert
returned to Waterloo Monday, while
the others will remain on the farm
southeast of town. They brought
their daughter, Esther, who has been
at the Gillette hospital in st. Paul
since last November. Esther is not
fully recovered but can use her right
arm some.
Mrs. Ellen Hojrup and daughter,
Mrs. Berklin, Mrs. Aggie Christensen
and Mrs. Amanda Petersen, all from
Minneapolis, were here yesterday for
visit with friends and to attend the
local Danish Sisterhood meeting
where Mrs. Hojrup gave an interest
ing talk on the affairs of the society,
with which she is very familiar as
she has officiated as Supreme Treas
urer for several years.
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