Foreign Language Press Service

The masquerade of the Chicago Turngemeinde was the greatest festival of the year so far. Its greatest attraction was the representation of the cycle of Niebelungen. Picture 1 represented Rheingold. Picture 2 represented Walkure. Picture 3 represented Siegfried. Picture 4 represented the Dawn

Ullie Akerstrom, a Swedish girl, will make her first appearance here in Chicago at the McVickers Theater tonight. She was born here in Chicago. She is very talented, and while still quite young, made several appearances here as an amateur. Her style was original, and as a dilettante she was a

This year's carnival of events among our Polonia is expected to be popular. Many organizations are arranging banquets and thetrical programs. The dramatic circle from the South Side will present a play on New Year's Day, "Women and Hussars," after which amateurs will dance a "Mazurka" in four

The German-Austrian Verein Uindebona had its annual Hauern Ball (Peasant-dance) at the Union Hall, 70 N. Clark Street, last Saturday night. The occasion was a real peasant festival and started with a parade of German, Austrian and Hungarian groups in colorful costumes through the large Hall t

Mr. Ksawery Szarwenka, a Pole, made numerous appearances last week at the various concerts held in the Central Music Hall. The public was particularly enraptured with Polish music and dances.

In Chicago there are many handsome girls and young men among the Lithuanians who want to dress well, to have good times at dances and weddings. Unfortunately, our girls and boys at such recreation places have been laughed at for not knowing the dances of this country. I, a

Last Saturday, the members of St. John Cantius Parish celebrated the birthday of Reverend John Kasprzycki, the first pastor of that parish. At eight o'clock in the evening, while the orchestra played, the pastor was escorted ceremoniously into the hall. Then followed speeches, recit

p. 4.- Mrs. Victor Lanzky has opened a dancing school at Finstad Hall. The classes meet every Monday, the children from 5 to 7 o'clock and adults from 8 to 11 o'clock. It looks like this school is going to be a success. Additional classes for children, every Tuesday, have been opened.

p. 4.- Mrs. Victor Lanzky has opened a dancing school at Finstad Hall. The classes meet every Monday, the children from 5 to 7 o'clock and adults from 8 to 11 o'clock. It looks like this school is going to be a success. Additional classes for children, every Tuesday, have been opened.

p.11.....A pretentious concert and ball will be given by the Swedish Glee Club at their Club-House 470 LaSalle Avenue next Saturday evening. The club will present the beautiful songs "Hytten or Lukket" by Kjernlf (Norwegian), "Scmmar aftonen" (Summer's Eve) by Abt, "Freeman's Epistel, 64" by

The charity social which was held last Sunday at North Side Turner Hall under the auspices of the Swedish National Association was attended by a large crowd. The income from the social is to go to the fund for the legal defense of John Nordgren. The program was opened by Mr. Sigurd Meck's Orc

The Swedish National Dance Club is the name of a society organized last week in this city. The purpose of the Club is to revive, the old quick folk dances which have been nearly forgotten in our day. From this point of view of both picturesqueness and health these old dances are preferable to

The Philochoros Club gave a very successful entertainment at the Three Links' Club House last Saturday evening. The program was varied, with music and songs; folk dances under the direction of Professor Fred Bollings.

From the early morning 'till late in the evening when the god of thunder hitched his bucks to his two-wheeled carriage, and Jupiter Pluvius started laying sinister plans for the drenching of all of us without further ceremonies, the ruler of the weather was in brilliant humor and sent rich me

The well-known dance club, Philochoros, founded to interpret the national dances of old Sweden for the Swedish-Americans will give a dance exhibition on Saturday, November 11, at the old Spelz Hall. A number of our beautiful national dances will be executed by members of the society.

Last Saturday, the Philochorus club held its annual dance at Spelz Hall, and at the same occasion staged an exhibition of Swedish national dances. The dance, as expected, proved a great success. What display of colors as these young people, in national costumes, entered the stage, group after

The Swedish traditions cannot be preserved by singing folk songs alone; neither will the old folk dances be no less effective as has lately been demonstrated in Sweden. In our opinion, no other foreign country could be as receptive to a touring group of Swedish folk dancers than America, wher

The Swedish National Festival, held on Saturday, February 10 at the Auditorium, was a success in every respect. Our countrymen of Chicago were thoroughly interested in the program. The three thousand who attended the festival were enraptured from beginning to end. The Swedish folk d

Skansen's National Dancers recently gave their farewell exhibition at the south side Turner Hall. As expected, the hall was far too small for this entertainment. The folk dances were presented in the same order as danced at the National Festival on February 10, at the Auditorium. Th

Playwright Poss Nielsen is inviting the public to an evening of entertainment Sunday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 o'clock, when he will demonstrate the aims and purposes of his, "School of Culture." Poss Nielsen's idea is that dancing is able to develop a person's personality. One of his pupils little E