Foreign Language Press Service

On October 31, 1517, Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenberg, Germany. On October 31, 1867, this epochal event was observed on a grand scale, in the New World as well as in the Old. The German and Norwegian Lutheran Churches of Chicago, Ad

A Norwegian Welfare Committee was elected by a Norwegian mass meeting held in "Our Saviour's Church" and reported to the American headquarters to aid the suffering of the city fire. People, occupying our churches, schoolhouses, and private homes, has been visited daily by our commit

Shortly after the fire, when we were obliged to shelter the sufferers in our church and school rooms, one of the American officials complimented the Norwegians. He said that the Norwegian was always very grateful for whatever he received in clothing or food and that he never criticized the di

Fred S. Winslow, president, wishes to inform all his countrymen that through his bank they can safely send and receive drafts to three Scandinavian countries as his bank is doing business only with reliable Scandinavian banks. He will also buy and sell all kinds of old gold and old silver. He

The last census showed 14000 Scandinavians to be in Chicago, of whom 6,373 were Norwegians, 6,154 Swedes and 1,243 Danes. If we figure children and grandchildren it would make a total of 30,000. No wonder that there are so many Scandinavian lodges. The Norwegian Turner Lodge establi

Nominated as candidate for the office of City Collector, Jens Olsen, needs no recommendation from us. It is far more necessary and important to urge his countrymen to work for his election. We are not now going to decry the regrettable fact that the Scandinanians as a whole take such a halfhe

With all due respect for Norwegian pastors and in behalf of my countrymen, I object emphatically against having any pastor appointed as director for any library. Poor Mayor Medill, if you do appoint ministers for such jobs, I am afraid the church will excommunicate you. Don't send the ministe

The Norwegian Morgenblad's correspondent in Chicago never seems to tire of speaking ill about this country, which he by his own free will has adopted as his own. This country received him with open arms and gave him the same privileges as any native has. It is rather hard for us Norwegians to

The Norwegian Lutheran Jewish Mission's Ladies Society will have its quarterly meeting in Zian's Church at Patomac and Artesian Avenues on Sunday afternoon, the 21st of April at 3 P.M. The Pastors, H. A. Hanson, Geo. T. Rygh, J. J. Skarpness, and O. K. Espeseth will deliver the speeches.

A couple of weeks ago I was at Mathiesen's Merchants Hotel to solicit ads for the Old Peoples Home program; I was introduced to a lady from Norway who unknown to me was a philanthropist who was traveling all over the U.S.A. for the purpose of contacting Norwegian girls and boys. She told them

The Scandinavian National Bank will open its door today, as F.S. Winslow has promised. Mr. Winslow's reputation as banker is well known. The bank will start with a capitol of $250,000.00 and an authorized capitol of $500,000.00

The 17th of May, the Norwegian day of Liberty was celebrated by several Norwegian societies. The weather was as though made to order. "Nora-Lodge" celebrated in the Orpheus Hall; Norwegian Dramatic Lodge celebrated in Turner Hall; and the Norwegian Society in its own Hall. All membe

K. Langeland, chief editor of the Skandinaven, has sent in his resignation. He hopes that during his six years as chief editor he has done some good and satisfied them somewhat through his different articles. He would like to continue his work, but circumstances alter everything; hence the re

We Norwegians have a lot for which to thank Pastor C.J.P. Peterson. He is trying to uphold Norway and to educate the American people to respect and love our old mother land. For a long time he has written in English, for the various American papers, telling them about Norway of one thousand y

One of the local events yesterday was the celebration by our Norwegian residents, of the 1000th anniversary of their federation or union. The day was celebrated in a manner befitting the occasion. Thousandth anniversaries do not occur every day. They are scarce even in the all-embra

The Norwegians of Chicago celebrated the 1000 Anniversary of Norway at Haas Park. The Norwegians gathered in front of the Norwegian Hall. Then a Norwegian silk banner was brought in by the ladies of the colony and presented to the Norwegian Men's Singing Society of Chicago. Pastor Peterson ga

Last year's Norwegian immigration to the United States amounted to 11,985. Of this number 9, 085 came from farms and 2,900 from cities.

A mass meeting of Scandinavians in favor of Greeley and Brown was held at Aurora Hall on Milwaukee Avenue last evening. It was one of the largest meetings held during the campaign, fully 500 stalwart Norsemen being present and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. Mr. Lundell was chosen temporary

A big assembly hall has been built by the Chicago Norwegians at the Methodist camp-meeting grounds of Chicago. A meeting is to be held there from August 15th to August 22nd.

Three industrious shop girls asked Skandinaven to please help them defend the Norwegian girls' reputation in Chicago. We may perhaps be mistaken, for that K. L. may be referring to other nationalities in the Amerika of recent date. However, we feel that the Amerika's name should be