Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06
Gala Welcome Is
Waiting Danish
Royal Pair Here
Several Committees Have
Been Working to Arrange
A Democratic Reception.

When Crown Prince Frederick
and Crown Princess Ingrid come
to the Twin Cities on April 81,
their three-day stay will be well
taken care of from an entertain
ment standpoint. The following
statement has been issued by the
secretary of the state contact
committee, Svend Petersen, of
Askov, and explains the program
which has been arranged to greet
them:
The first station in Minnesota where
the Rocket Train" of the Rock
Island stops is at Albert Lea. At
that station a representative of the
state will board the train to welcome
The Royal Party and extend to them
any assistance or information that
they may desire. This representative
in all probability, will either be
Adjutant General Ellard A. Walsh of
the State of Minnesota, or his first
aide, Colonel J. E. Nelson.
When the train arrives in st. Paul,
Andrew N. Johnson, vice-consul for
Denmark in Minnesota, and Mrs
Johnson will board the train and ride
from st. Paul to Minneapolis.
When the train arrives in Mime
apolis, there will be reception COM
mittee of Danes and Icelanders to
meet the train. The members of this
committee have not yet been Sc
lected.
Escort to be Waiting.
Automobiles will be waiting at the
station to take the members of the
Royal Party to the respective places
where they will stay during their
visit in Minneapolis.
The press will be given an oppor-
tunity to have conference and to
take pictures, but this detail will
not be completed until the press
representative from Copenhagen ar
rives. It is possible that the press
conference can be held on the train
between st. Paul and Minneapolis or
it can be held after the train has
arrived.
Governor and Mrs Harold E.
Stassen have invited Their Royal
Highnesses The Crown Prince and
The Crown Princess of Denmark to
be their guests at the concert of the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra that
evening at the Northrup Memorial
Auditorium at the University of Min
nesota. The Governors box at North
rup Memorial Auditorium seats nine
with the possibility of putting in an
extra seat, but the box at the opposite
side which is held by the President of
the University, will be available, we
are sure, if it is necessary to use
it for any of the other members of
the Royal Party. The details of
bringing together the members of the
Party for their entry into Northrup
Memorial Auditorium to attend this
concert have not as yet been COM
pleted. Work is also in progress as to
the details of the program on that oc-
casion. This is regular Friday night
concert to which season tickets have
been sold in advance long ago. Thus
practically all seats are sold, how
ever, it may be possible to make a
few additional reservations.
To Visit Mayors.
On Saturday forenoon there will
be trip to ST. Paul and the route
of travel is being prepared at the
present time. The party will prob
ably leave in cars supplied for the
occasion at about 9:45 a. m. The
first call will be at the executive
offices of the Governor at the State
Capitol. The next stop will be at
the executive offices of Mayor Will
liam H. Fallon of the City of st. Paul.
The route will then extend through
some of the better portions of st.
Pauls residential section. The next
stop will be at the executive offices
of Mayor George E. Leach of the
City of Minneapolis. This trip will
consume the entire forenoon.
A luncheon is being planned to
be held in the ball room of the Nicollet
hotel which is the largest hotel room
in the city for such purpose. This
luncheon is now being planned in
cooperation with the Civic and Com
merce Association and will be in the
nature of business mems luncheon
including the members of the Civic
and Commerce Association and Dam
ish and Icelandic business men
throughout the State of Minnesota.
The names of these Danish and Ice
landic business men will be fur
nished to the committee in charge,
in order that they may receive invi-
tations for this occasion. Attend
ance at this luncheon is by advance
reservation or invitation. It is ex-
pected that the price will be rs cents.
Those wishing to attend this luncheon
should secure tickets from the chair
man of the luncheon committee, who
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