De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Dansk Fiskeklub Waconda (The Waconda Danish Fishing Club) was re-organized in 1914. Its former name was Spegesilden (The Salted Herring). It has thirty-five members, and meets every second and fourth Tuesday at Christ Nielsen's at the corner of Talman and North Avenues. The aim of t
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Den Danske Skytteforening (Danish Sharpshooters) was started March 21, 1891. It has sixty-six members and one honorary member, "Battling" Nelson. It meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at Northwest Hall. The secretary is Mr. P. H. Mommsen, 2725 North Avers Avenue. The society pays
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Hundestejlen, a Danish hunting and fishing club, was organized in 1900 and incorporated in 1903. The club has only twenty members, and meets once a month in the homes of its members. The president is Mr. F. W. Hansen, and the secretary, Emil Christensen. The club owns two clubhouses
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
On January 10, 1914, the Danish-American Athletic Club was started, with Christian Christensen as president, Steen Rasmussen, secretary, John Steen, vice-president, and Rudy Hansen, treasurer. At present the society has 130 members. The dues are twenty-five cents per month for active members
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Dansk Fiskeklub Waconda (The Waconda Danish Fishing Club) was re-organized in 1914. Its former name was Spegesilden (The Salted Herring). It has thirty-five members, and meets every second and fourth Tuesday at Christ Nielsen's at the corner of Talman and North Avenues. The aim of t
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Hundestejlen, a Danish hunting and fishing club, was organized in 1900 and incorporated in 1903. The club has only twenty members, and meets once a month in the homes of its members. The president is Mr. F. W. Hansen, and the secretary, Emil Christensen. The club owns two clubhouses
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Den Danske Skytteforening (Danish Sharpshooters) was started March 21, 1891. It has sixty-six members and one honorary member, "Battling" Nelson. It meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at Northwest Hall. The secretary is Mr. P. H. Mommsen, 2725 North Avers Avenue. The society pays
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
The officers of the National Committee for 1915 are Jos. Jensen, president; Claus Jensen, first vice-president; Mrs. Sine Jensen, second vice-president; R. Egebergh, secretary; Arnold Rasmussen, treasurer; and J. C. Jensen, financial secretary. The following are the delegates with t
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Fodboldklubben Thor (The Football Club Thor) was started in November, 1912. It has 30 members and is a member of the Chicago Soccer Football League, which has 300 members. The president of the club is Civil Engineer A. Karkow, 2438 North Lawndale Avenue.
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Hermod, an athletic club, started October 27, 1914. It has recently resolved to join forces with the Danish-American Athletic Club.
De Forenede Staters Danske Almanak, 1915
Fodboldklubben Thor (The Football Club Thor) was started in November, 1912. It has 30 members and is a member of the Chicago Soccer Football League, which has 300 members. The president of the club is Civil Engineer A. Karkow, 2438 North Lawndale Avenue.
Denní Hlasatel, Jan. 4, 1915
The first meeting of the new Sokol Tabor Slovanske Lipy (Sokol unit called Tabor Slovanske Lipy), a unit formed by the merger of the Sokol Slovanska Lipa and the Sokol Tabor, was held yesterday afternoon..... The principal, really only, business of the meeting was the election of of
Svenska Tribunen-Nyheter, Jan. 12, 1915
A general membership meeting of the Swedish-American Athletic Club was held on January 8, in the clubrooms at 3055 Sheffield Avenue, and was attended by almost all members, proving that they take an active interest in the welfare of the organization. The report indicated that 1914 was a very
Naujienos, Jan. 15, 1915
p. 2.... My lecture before the exclusive Chicago Woman's Club on Lithuanian Renaissance literature was a great novelty to the"high society"women. An account of various reactions to the lecture ought to be interesting. A large group of club members and their friends attended the lect
Denní Hlasatel, Jan. 27, 1915
Our Sportovni Klub Slavia (Sports Club Slavia) played a soccer game with the Irish team of Hibernians for the benefit of the Serbian Red Cross last Sunday, and defeated the men from the Emerald Isle by a score of 9 to 1, the worst defeat the Irish have ever suffered.....
Narod Polski, Feb. 10, 1915
St. Stanislaus College in Chicago has been for a quarter of a century and will always remain one of our principal and most valuable educational and national centers here in America. It was founded in the year 1890 by the never-to-be-forgotten Reverend Vincent Barzynski with the co-operation o
Denní Hlasatel, Mar. 8, 1915
The spacious hall of Sokol Chicago was full of life and stir yesterday afternoon and evening. The ambitious and agile Sokol unit gave a performance to show the results of its physical and mental training during the last twelve months. The production was as successful as anybody, even the unit
Abendpost, Mar. 15, 1915
Turning [German form of gymnastics] is still being practiced here in Chicago, and Chicago still appreciates gymnastic prowess. Still? Why, more than ever it seems! That was the impression gained last night at the great jubilee celebration held in Dexter Pavilion by the Illinois Turn
Denní Hlasatel, Mar. 29, 1915
The great hall of Sokol Havlicek-Tyrs was filled yesterday afternoon and last night with Sokols who assembled there to present the unit's fourth public drill. Like the three previous drills, this one met with marked success..... The speech made by the head of the Sokol Havlicek-Tyrs
Lietuva, Apr. 23, 1915
A wrestling show for the benefit of war victims in Lithuania was held last Saturday evening, April 17, in St. George's (Lithuanian) parish hall, 32nd Place and Auburn (now Lituanica) Avenue. There were two matches. The first match was between Blendow and Billy Lynn, both lightweight