Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06
Gala Welcome For
Danish Royal Pair
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1t is feared that the space is so
limited that it will be impossible to
invite ladies to this luncheon and for
that reason separate committee of
Danish and Icelandic women are now
working on plans for luncheon or
tea for Her Royal Highness The
Crown Princess of Denmark to be
held at the same hotel and at the
same time. Should the plans so de-
velop that it would be possible to
include the ladies in the large ball
room, the two luncheons will be
consolidated and both The Crown
Prince and The Crown Princess would
then appear at the head table during
this luncheon.
Will Show Places of Interest.
After the luncheon a motor trip
is planned in Minneapolis to visit
''Danebo," the Danish Old Peoples
Home. This trip will also take the
party by st. Peters Danish Lutheran
church which is on the regular route
of travel. The United States Military
Reservation known as Fort Smelling,
is located within about two miles
of "Danebo" through a beautiful
section of the city along the Missis-
Sippi river and if we can complete
arrangements with General Hodges
at the fort, plans will be made for a
short stop at that point and then the
trip will continue on through the out
skirts of the city limits of Mime
apolis past the airport and back into
the city by a different route.
Program Planned.
On Saturday evening a program is
being planned at the municipal audi
forum. This auditorium has a seat
ing capacity of nearly fifteen thou
sand people The general outline
will be to open the program at 81
o'clock and it will be over by about
10 o'clock. The audience must be in
their seats by 800 p m. in order
not to disturb the program which
follows. And remember that the
regular program opens promptly at
8 o'clock, so you should be there
before that time.
During the time from to $3.50
p. m. there will be music furnished
by special group taken principally
from the Minneapolis Symphony Or
chestra. This group will be under
the leadership of William Muelbe,
who is a member of the Minneapolis |
Symphony Orchestra and has been
quite successful in directing bands
for city park concerts during the
summer time in Minneapolis.
Other numbers on the program
being planned are male chorus of
$50 to 800 Scandinavian voices. A
combined group of folk dances are
also being planned. This male chorus
and also the folk dancers are at
present training for an appearance
on Scandinavian night at the Inter-
national Institute in ST. Paul on Fri
day evening, April 81, and they should
be well trained to take their part
in the entertainment on the follow
ing evening. There has also been
some suggestion that group of
women will sing the Icelandic Ma
tional Anthem. That part of the pro-
gram, however, has not been ap-
proved.
The Speakers.
The speaking program at the NUM-
cipal Auditorium will be quite limited. |
There will be short address of pos
sibly five minutes by Valdimar Bjorn-
son, who will speak on behalf of the
Icelandic-American people in the
northwest. There will be another
short address by former Governor
Hjalmar Petersen who will speak on
behalf of the Danish-Americans in
the northwest. Governor Harold E. |
Stassen will then deliver a short ad-
dress of welcome to the Royal Party |
as guests of the State of Minnesota. |
His Highness The Crown Prince
Frederik will then be asked to make
an address.
A Reception is Planned.
The official button is required for
admission to the auditorium. With
out it you can not get in. Secure
your button now and wear it as an
advertisement for the great event. |
A local committee is selling them.
The program at the auditorium is |
to be concluded at 10 p. m. and a |
reception is being planned follow
ing this program. The reception |
plans have not been fully developed
because there have been difficulties |
as to whether or not this reception
could be held at some other time. |
1t seems however, that the best time
would be Immediately following the
program at the auditorium and that
a reception will be held at some place |
near the auditorium and there will be
sufficient time allowed for The Royal
Party to be taken to their rooms to
rest for a short time before attend
ing this reception. The committee
for the reception mas not yet been
appointed, but names are being con-
sidered at the present time and one
of the problems will no doubt be
the number to be invited to such a
reception. 1t is hoped that it can
be confined to a rather limited num-
Der, otherwise, of course, it will have
to be conducted on a basis whereby