Foreign Language Press Survey

The Norwegian Society for a Leif Ericson monument held an extra meeting at Scandia Hall last Monday evening. A committee consisting of Messrs. A. J. Elvig, J. Asche, and C. H. Lee was selected to present to the Norwegian National Association a resolution to the effect that the income from the

The entertainment for raising money for the Leif Ericson monument, which the Leif Ericson Society had arranged at Scandia Hall last Saturday evening was not as well attended as had been expected, and as a consequence, the financial result was rather slight. The program opened with s

The music composers of Polish extraction in Europe and America are hereby informed that the Union of Polish Singing Societies of America sponsors a contest with a reward of $100 to the winner, for the best cantata composed on the occasion of the dedication of the statue to Kosciuszko at Chica

The Norwegian National Association held a special meeting last Monday evening at Wicker Park Hall. A communication from the Leif Ericson Monument Society in which application was made that the income from the next Seventeenth of May celebration to be held under the auspices of the Norwegian N

How long will the committee in charge of building the Kosciuszko monument keep us Polish people in suspense, will you give us an answer? This is not the first time that this question is asked. Many groups and organizations are getting sick and tired of waiting to hear how the commit

On behalf of the Leif Ericson Monument Society, Mr. O. A. Thorp has sent a communication to the West Park Board requesting that a conference be arranged between representatives of the Society and the commissioners. The West Park Board has resolved to invite the members of the Monument Society

The Lord be praised! The committee in charge of the Kosciuszko monument has at last answered the article of criticism in last week's edition of the Zgoda. Now we can relieve the worried thoughts of our Polish contributors who have been kept in suspense regarding the funds collected,

The sketches of the Garibaldi monuments to be erected in Chicago, have arrived, and whoever is interested in seeing them, may attend the dance and reception given by the United Societies at the North Side Turner Hall, December 22, when the monuments will be unveiled to the public. T

The West Park Board has formally accepted the Leif Ericson statue for erection in one of the parks on the West Side. As earlier mentioned, the committee to negotiate this matter with the Board consisted of L. E. Olson, president of the Leif Ericson Monument Society, together with Messrs. O.A.

Kirkegaardsforeningen (The Cemetery Society) of the Danish Brotherhood held its annual meeting January 4. The Society was formed in October, 1899. It has bought five thousand square feet of ground at Mount Olive Cemetery. Most of this has been sold to members of the Danish Brotherhood in lots

Kirkegaardsforeningen (The Cemetery Society) of the Danish Brotherhood held its annual meeting January 4. The Society was formed in October, 1899. It has bought five thousand square feet of ground at Mount Olive Cemetery. Most of this has been sold to members of the Danish Brotherhood in lots

The Board of Education has recently honored Herman Felsenthal, who died in 1899, by naming the school now in course of erection at 41st Street and Calumet Ave., "The Herman Felsenthal School".

p.11..................From Bethany College latest Director's meeting we have the following: Dr. Swensson reported the following donation from the Hon. C. A. Smith of Minneapolis, Minnesota, twenty-five million feet of lumber on the root from Mr. Smith's timber lands in Oregon. This lumber is

The corner-stone of the Leon Mandel Hall was laid by Henry Magee Adkinson, president of the Graduate School Council,representing the graduate students of the University. The address was delivered by Dr. Hirsch, who spoke of the building as a monument to the liberality, which the Jews have dis

Just across from the pavilion on Humboldt Park an elevation of earth has been made and a large rock placed there on which the Leif Ericson statue will be set. Fifteen societies will participate in the parade this afternoon. The line of march will be, as follows: From Scandia Hall, d

The quarterly meeting of the Norwegian National League was held last Monday. Sixteen delegates were present. The Seventeenth of May committee reported an income of $600.30, expenses of $370.30, and a profit of $230. This profit will be paid to the Leif Ericson Monument Society. Dr.

The banquet in the Sherman House was a gala celebration. The first of the highlights came when the sculptor Sigval Asbjornson entered the banquet hall. It has been a long time since anyone received the ovation that the sculptor received. John Anderson and Mayor Harrison led the supper march.

Humboldt Park was crowded all day Sunday by the thousands of people who came to see the Leif Ericson Monument. The general opinion was that much praise was due both to the sculptor, Mr. Asbjornsen, and to the members of Leif Ericson Monument Society. Superintendent Ernest F. Wahl an

The Norsemen of Chicago have honored the memory of Leif Ericson by erecting a magnificent statue of this Viking in Humboldt Park. The statue was unveiled last Saturday and more than fifteen different Norwegian organizations took part in the ceremony. In spite of the cold w

In spite of a pouring rain, hundreds of Italians and Americans attend the dedication ceremonies of the statue of Garibaldi, the Italian liberator. Innumerable Italian societies and bands were present at the dedication. The American lawyer, Mr. William S. Elliot, gave a speech in Eng