https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/files/original/9c178fce40508626f5aa730ea9e9cecb.pdf c8c7efd88905a21ba587100e82e551d8 PDF Text Text 1825 1925 Bori)e ;; amertcan �entennial OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ���Jrnlng --·- Ved Hundredeaars-festen i Seattle den 28de ]uni-1925 Drak med clr¢m 0111 fremtids-maal tyst sin siste avskecls-skaal. Fra den kjcere, gamle by, hilset med kanoners brag, clrog de ti! en verden, ny, Hundred aar er det nu siclen, ti! et fremmecl land og flag. liten slupp sin b¢lge kl¢vet. For. som frie me.encl at bygge, Den levet gjennern clikt og dr¢rn, Efter krigen, haard var ticlen, i troen, glade, trygge. stcerk den lokket som en lur, Vinlands-fcercl igjen de pr¢vet. Vaagsom fcerd og cljerve sjelc den bruste gjennern livets str¢m Kleng fra Rogaland han tal e. I vser klart i vor historie. fagre fremtidsmaal han malte. som Norclens fosse-clur, J-'-'ioncerens milepcele den vokste sorn en Yaarfri eh·, J(jcernpeskog og prceric-sletter, faar sin banebryter-glorie den vokste sterk som livet selv. frie folk i egne hjem. og i eventyrets glands Det var vor races utfcerds-lyst, alt, clet rnenneskene scetter bindes elem en minne-krancls. vort had ti! alt, som stcengte, h¢iest, vinket, lokket elem. De clrog fy.>rst, vi fulgte efter, vor clr¢m om eventyrets kyst, Snart en ny tids Viking-skarc her vi bygget hjem og kirke. vor arv, clet var: at lcengte: recle stocl mot vest at fare. vi med haand og aandens krefter At ut fra fjorclens trange bugt signet lannet med vort virke. Sol over land, den Juli-clag. faa f¢lge maaken paa dens flugt. Her med Norclmands mod og lyst cla trofaste ncever ti! avsked blev trykkct. br¢t vi land fra kyst ti! kyst. Vee! Stavanger-bryggen med vimpler og- flag Paa ukjenclt hav, mot frernmecl land laa "Restaurationen" ti! reisen smvkket. br¢t Dragens stavn sin vei, Derfor: Hi! dig. tapre skare: Da hviskedes sagte med bcevrende, mund bak sank i taake hjemmets strand s,)m fur hundred somre siden, de ¢mmeste 1¢fter i avskeclens stund. med sol paa £jell og hei. uten frygt for storm og fare, Og frerclen gik ad ukjenclt led, bane br¢t for eftertiden. De saknet ei mod, de frygtet ci fare, mot vester, cler, hvor sol sank necl. Ticler komme ska!, og svincle, som navngjcetne fceclre, de vaaget en clyst. alclrig blegne ska! clit minne. Ti! Myklegarcl, J orsal og Garclariks strancle De vidste at nu, som en h¢stfugle-skare Hi! J er I vestlandets d¢tre og s¢nner, de clrog over hav til en lokkencle kyst. fanclt de sin vei over stormvrecle hav. som tog Kleng Persens tanke I. Og maalet var herlig og haabet var ungt, Dr¢mte clog alticl om fjernere lancle, og med haab og tro og b¢nner men avskecls-orclet var saart. og tungt. lcengslernes arv ingen hvile elem gav. br¢t igjennem tvilens skranke. Drog saa fra Gr¢nlancl med livet i pant, Og til Jer, I sjelestcerke haa11d, i haand cler stod cnner V mot vester, mot vester, ti! Vinland de fandt. slcegten gir sit adelsmcerke. stcerke mcend mot taarer kjcempet. Vemocl fyldte sjel og aand, Aarhunclrecler kom, aarhunclrecler svanclt stemmen 1¢d saa vek og dcempet. og Vinland blev andre folks eie. Fra Heclen-old, fra Arilcls tid en gylden arv Yi fik og gjennem seklers frecl og stricl fra far ti! s¢n den gik. Den fylclte N orclens Poesi med fagre clr¢rnmes fantasi. Den \-ester-I eels kurs. som fcedrenc fandt, blev alverclens befcerclede veie. men gjennern vor N orronna cliktning og sang 1¢d altid vor lcengsel, vor farencle trang. ���r �The following Organizations are represented on the Committee of the Nor.5e-1'merican C!Ientenniul of the PACIFIC COAST lllllllllllU[ BALDER s. B. BALTIC, I. SOCIETY 0. G. T. BETHANY LUTHERAK CHL"RCH BLAAVEIS, D. OF N. BREIDABLlK, D. OF X. P. K. s. E1DSYOLD LODGE, OF N. IMMAKUEL Lunr. CHURCH LEIF ERlKSON LODGE, s. OF >J. LUTHER \VELFARE LEAGUE NORDEK SINGING SOCIETY >JoRWEGlAN-DAKISH i\I. E. CHURCH ::\'QRDLANDSLAGET FEMBf-iRINC.EX > NoRWEGIAX J TosJ lTAL AssocrATIOK ls-r NORWEGIAN Lun-1ERAN CHURCH NoRWEGIAK MALE CHORL'S STAVANGERLAGET TR¢NDERLAGET TORDEKSKJOLD VALKYRIE!< LODGE, D. OF N. AN APPRECIATION qTo our thousands of guests and visitors we ex­ tend a cordial welcome and greetings. qTo those who have labored on committees or otherwise assisted in making this Centennial a success we express our appreciation and gratitude. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Norse-American Centennial of the Pacific Northwest �. . �-<£� ·�-� Jc, �xecuttcve "-�� �� Committee J + * + t .J\. }, c/{_r.5 J. Jtra'j Rl FR[Slll1fNT5 �/Reidar Gj<>lme TRAN5P0/ffATION �PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE 11Rs. CAL\'IN Coouoc.E �What President Coolidge Thinks Forceful Sentences from his Minneapolis Address These Norsemen whose beginnings in the United States we here celebrate have exercised a great inflt1ence upon our modern history and western civilization which it is dif­ ficult to match among any other like number of pP.ople. In many ways their influence upon Northern and \Vestern Europe may be compared to that of the Greek states upon the civilization of the ::\[ecliterranean. First Deep-Sea Navigators They were the first deep-sea navigators. They pio11<:erecl the migrations which boldly struck across the west­ ern waters. They were at once the terrors of the \i\Testern Roman Empire and the guardians of the Eastern. The medieval Mediterranean was a haj)py hunting ground for them.· They branded their name upon French Normandy, and from it clesccnclecl upon Britain in the :t\'orman Con­ quest from which there was the beginning of modern Eng­ lish history. But even before \iVilliam of Normandy had conquered at Hastings Leif the son of Erik, nearly 500 years before Columbus, appears to have found the New vVorld. In­ deed, there seems little doubt that several centuries before Columbus saw the light of clay there was born 11pon Amer­ ican soil, of Norse parents, a boy who afterward became so great a mathematician and astronomer that his studies may have contributed much to the fund of knowledge which helped Columbus formulate his vision of the world as we know it. Among the fascinating chapters in the his­ tory of the dark ages is the story of Iceland. As a little ;-,/ or e Republic it maintained itself for several centuries as cne of the real repositories of ancient culture in a world whose lamp of learning seemed near to flickering out. V1le have long known of the noble Icelandic literature which was produced during those generations of the intellectual twilight but we know too little of the part which Iceland performed as an outpost of the sturdy northern culture in bridging over the gulf of darkness between the ancient and modern eras of history. These sons of Thor and Odin and the great free North shape themselves in the mind's eye as very princes of high and hardy adventure. From Nor way to Iceland, from Ice­ land to Greenland, from Greenland to the mainland, step by step they worked their way across the North Atlantic. They found the western ocean, and it was a Norseman who first traversed Bering Strait and demonstrated that there was no Janel connection between Asia and North America. :(. :(. One reared on the New England tradition of the May­ flower will find all the materials for a new legend of pio­ neering in the voyage of the Restaurationen. She was a sloop of 45 tons, whereas the Mayflower was rated as 180 tons. The Restaurationen sailed from Stavanger, Norway. July 4, 1825, with a desperately heavy cargo of iron and a party of 52 people. She came safely into the port of New �York after a voyage of fourteen weeks, which compares with nine weeks required for the historic passage of the Mayflower. The arrival of the Restaurationen created a sensation among those inured to the sea. It was claimed that she was the smallest vessel that had ever made the transatlan­ tic crossing. The New York authorities threatened to deny her the privileges of the port on the ground that she car­ ried too many passengers and t.oo much cargo. She was ultimately released, apparently through the influence of the Society of Friends. * * * There were Norwegians in both Army and Navy during the Revolution and the \iVar of 1 S1 •�- * These orthmen, one of whose anniversaries we are celebrating today, have from their fir t appearance on the margin of history been the children of freedom. I ative to a rigorous climate and a none too productive soil, they had learned the necessity for hard work and careful management. They were moved by that aspiration for a free holding in the land which has always marked peoples in whom the democratic ideal was pressing for recognition. Eager for both political and economic independence, they realized the necessity for popular education, and so have always been among the most devoted supporters of public schools. Thousands of them volunteered in the service of the coun­ try during the Civil and Spanish Wars, and tens of thou­ sands in the Vvorlcl \A,Tar. The institutions and the man­ ners of democracy came naturally to them. Their glory is all about you, their living and their mighty dead. They have given great soldiers, statesmen, scientists, educators and men of business to the upbuilding of their adopted country. They have been rapidly amalgamated into the body of citizenship, contributing to it many of its best and most characteristic elements. To their adaptability the llation owes much for its success in the enormous process of assimilation and spiritual unification that has made our llation what it is and our people what they are. An enormous power has come to you, but you arc charged with equally enormous responsibilities. Those re­ sponsibilities you have never failed to meet, that power you have never failed to sanctify. Therein lies the sole title to all the glory you have achieved in the past and therein will lie the sole title to all the glory that you will achieve in the future. Believing that there resides in an en­ lightened pe_ople an all-compelling force for righteousness, ·1 have every faith that throug·h the vigorous performance of your duties you -,,viii acid new luster to your glory in the days to come. Our America with all that it represents of hope in the world is now and will be what you make it. Its institu­ tions of religious liberty, of educational and eco­ nomic opportunity, of constitutional rights, of the in­ tegrity of the law, are the most precious possessions of the human race. These do not emanate from the government. Their abiding place is with the people. They come from the consecration of the father, the love of the mother, and the devotion of the children. They are the product of that honest, earnest and tireless effort that goes into the rear­ ing of the family altar and the making of the home of our country. They can have no stronger supporters, no more loyal defenders, than that great body of our citizenship which you represent. vVhen I look upon you and realize what you are and what you have clone, I know that in your hands our coun­ try is secure. You have laid up your treasure in what America represents. and there will your heart be also. You have given your pledge to the Land of the Free. The pledge of the Norwegian people has never yet gone un­ redeemeo. �lToN. PETER "\(olWECK United States Senator from South Dakota \VJLHEL.\I ;\IOHGf:NSTJERNE Official Representative I\ ordmanclsforbunclet �RUDOLPH MOLLER Director r orwegian Male Chorus CIRl.0 J\. SPER.ITI Director Luther College Concert Band �Tourists, Homeseekers and IVIanufacturers are looking toward BA LLA R D ! Pod of oeattle Salmon Say Terminal I The Ballard L ocks-World's Largest Outside Panama Canal I The famous Ballard locks, mak­ ing possible Seattle's renowned . . fresh water harbor, Lake Union, and "Inland Sea," Lake Washington, are located in Ballard. These locks, the largest in the world, outside of the great locks on the Panama Canal, are the mecca of tourists in the Pacific North­ west. It is well worth the time expended to see the majestic ships raised from salt to fresh water levels and lowered on outgoing trips. The Locks The value of the trip to uget oun I the locks is greatly enand Olympics hanced by the enchanting view. Puget Sound, mir­ roring the rugged, snow-capped Olympics, which forms its background, is constantly in sight from the heights of Ballard. P S d A. Homeowners Community I Perhaps this, and th � le�el contour of the district, have been deciding factors in making Ballard the home district it has grown to be. Ballard has a larger percentage of homeowners than any district in Seattle. Water facilities through the locks direct to the Pa­ Manufacturing cific make the Ballard waterfront manufacturing sites especially desirable. Direct rail connections furnish the solution of quick transportation. Ideal for One of the largest terminals of the Port of Seattle is located in Ballard. D o n ' t O v e rl o o k B A L L A R D ! Seattle's Most Prosp e r o u s C o m m u nity! �aG tbr ttme rollG b� ..... 2 1 Persons are accidentally inj ured every minute that passes. One Person is accidentally killed every six 9 0 , 0 0 0 persons every year in the U. S. A. minutes. The automobile alone kills one person every 48 minutes, and c;:-· ALL THAT ARE BORN, MUST DIE Are your wife and children able to carry this awful risk? Are you able to take care of yourself in case of total disability? A policy in the Western States Life will protect your family and yourself against the loss of income thru death and accident. It also gives you an income in your old age-if you live. Kindly let me explain these protective features to you. It costs you nothing. P. H. ONGSTAD SEATTLE, WASH . 607 Securities Bldg. ::Q rngram SUNDAY, JUNE 2 8th, 1 9 2 5 Forenoon, 1 0 :00 o' clock PRAISE SERVICE BUGLES 1\11.:SIC-a ) G ralsriddernes farch . .................... ....... . Chirnes b) P rocession o f the Knights, from Parci fa!... ... .................................................................... Wagner Luther College Concert Band, Prof. Carlo A . Sperati, Director. OPEN I NG OF CENTEN N IAL T H O S . H . KOLDER U P President Centennial Committee 'vV. MORGENSTIERNE Special Representative orwegian Government ( Program contin ued on next page ) H A V E P E. 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Established in business for the last 12 years in Ballard lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllilllllll COM PLETE HOUSE FURNISHINGS 5 42 4 Ballard Ave. Phone SUnset 5 7 9 0 �PROGRAM-(Continued) HYMN- G u d signe Norigs land, I kjrerleik varm og mild kvar heim, kvar dal og strand, me !egg vaar vilje ti!, kvar Jund og lid ! daa veks det fram. Han lat det alri dpy, naa frer det blpma blicll, han verje bygd og !<SY, Daa frer det spyrjast vidt han verje mann og mpy og allticl standa fritt til rev leg tid ! ror na Hl og skam. Me fekk det hpgt og fritt, Her stig clet stort og blaatt me fekk det vrent og vidt \'aart fagre h eimlands :slott med hav og fjell. med tind og taarn. Det stend so trygt og godt, ( lg som det Prvilest ned det stend so reint og blaatt alt fagrar' led for led, rett :;,om eit gudesl0tt clet b�•ggjast ska! i fred med solskinstjeld. aa t ,•or-e born. 1 SONG-"Un fold ye Portals'' ..... ................................... Gou nod Massed Chorus, Re,·. 0. L. Haavik, Director. ADDRESS ( Norwegi an ) Prof. M. O. iV ee, Profes,-;or Luther T h eological Seminary. l\IUSI C--" Kirken den er et gammelt hus'' ( with Cathedral Chimes ) . Luther College Concert Band. Establ i s h ed 1 8 8 9 ( Program continued on next page ) World's Largest Cha.in Department Store Organization LUEBEN COSTUMING COMPANY Reliable Quality Goods Always at Lower Prices While in Seattle visit our Store Take a No. 2 8 or 5 car north bound, they stop at our corner. The J. C. Penney Company welcome awaits you. Plenty of room to park your car. No parking restrictions. Theatrical and Masquerade Costumes WE BENT, SELL and MAXE TO OB.DEB COSTUMES, WIGS and TIGHTS 1923 Third Avenue Near Moore T h eatre Store : Main 704 1 Phone CApitol 5 1 46 Dependable Milk Service You can now Buy Co mpliments of THROND P. BUGGE HI-GRADE MILK AT YOUR GR OCER, O R DELIVERED D I RECT In our new plant, we have installed all the latest mechanical, sanitary equipment for the pasteurization of milkFor Your Protection Order HI-GRADE Pasteurized Milk and Cream today. Certified or Raw Milk HI-GRADE MILK COMPANY 1 2 0 1 Aloha St. , Seattle ��canbtna\.1tan:: american i..tne PROGRAM-(Continued) SAC RED NCM BER ........................ Luther College Quartette SONG-"Break forth into Joy" ...................................... Barnby Massed Chorus. f l YMN- A m i gh ty fortress is our God, A trusty shield and weapon ; Our help is He in all our need, Our stay, whate'er doth happen ; For still our ancient foe Doth seek to work us woe: S t rong mail o f craft and power H<> weareth in this hour : On earth is not his erp,al. The Pioneer Line between the United States A DDR ESS ( Engli sh ) Stood we alone in our own m ight, Our stri v i ng would be losing; For us the one true Man doth fight, The Man of God's own choosing. -''ho is the chosen One? "Tis .Jesus Christ, the Son, The Lord of hosts, 'tis He ,,·110 wins th e victor�· J n e,·ery field of batt le. and Norway Rt. Rev . .J. A. K ;-.;aes�, P resident Pac i fic D i :s t r i c t ·orwegian Lutheran Ch urch of A m erica. Offers Unsurpassed Service DOXOLOGY 11 LTSIC--" l lal lelujah Chorus'' .................................. Handel Luther Colleg<' Concert Band. to and from ( Program continued on next page) NEW YORK, CHRISTIANSAND and OSLO __ Four, fast, modern, twin-screw passenger steamers __ FREDERIK VIII OSCAR II UNITED STATES HELLIG OLAV SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN LINE Passenger Department 1 1 6 Cherry St. (Hoge Bldg. ) Seattle, Wash. Phone Main 5696 Nnrhlauh.alagrt 111' rmbiirtugru Mpter i Norway Hall hver Fredags kveld. Forretningsmpte hver f prste Fredag i maaneden. Vi indbyder alle nordlrendinger til at slutte sig til laget for at yde og nyde godt av nordlandsk selskapelighed. lngen indraedelsesavgift. Bare en dollar aaret i kontingent. Over 300 medlemmer. �NEW YORK DIRECT TO SWEDEN in 8-9 DAYS PROGRAM-(Continued) SWEDISH AMERICAN LINE 2 P. M. FESTIVAL SESSION 'J' hos. J I . Koldernf>. Prl'side11 t Cen t e n n ial, / > residin!J . BUC l ,E C . \ LL HUG LE CA LI , C E K T r:N I J .-\ L M r\ R C J l Leif S. ff a sill nd Luther College Concert Han,l ( Prograrn continued on next page) C O M P Ll J\I ENTS o f l)acific jltlarinr �u:pplp �ontpanp Seattle,, Wash. Motorship Gripsholm-Maiden Voyage Sept. 26, 1 9 2 5 •·Only Line Batween America and Sweden" NEW YORK-Direct-GOTHENBURG-The Gateway to Scandinavia­ STO CKHOLM - COPE N HAGEN - OSLO ( Rail from Gothenburg) Short Route to NOB.WAY, DENMARK, FINLAND Prompt Connections for GERMANY, POLAND, BALTIC STATES Express Trains Leave Gothenburg Daily for the f,ollowing points : Oslo ( Norway ) 8 hours ; Copenhagen ( Denmark) 7 hours ; Stockholm ( Sweden ) 9 hrs. ; Malmo ( S weden) 6 hrs. ; Halsingborg ( S weden ) 5 h rs. For Germany and the Continen t : From Gothenburg via Train and Ferry Route. Trelleborg, Sweden, to Sassnitz, Germany Berlin ( G ermany) 1 8 hours ; Hamburg ( G ermany) 19 h ours. Through coaches and sleeping cars Gothenburg, Berlin and Gothenburg, Hamburg. Steamers from Stockholm to: Mariehamn ( Finland ) 6 hours ; Abo ( Finland) Helsingfors (Finland) 19 hours ; Reva! (Esthonia) 20 hours. Twin-Screw Motor Ship "GRIPSHOLM", Length 575 ft. ; Diesel-Motors ; 1 6 , 0 0 0 H.P. ; 17,000 tons reg. ; Displ. 2 3, 50 0 tons; 1st Class, 2nd Cabin and 3rd Cabin Triple-Screw "S.S. DROTTNINGHOLM'' Length, 540 ft. ; 1 1 , 2 5 4 tons reg. Disp. 1 9 200 ton s ; Oil Burner ; Turbine Engines ; Cabin and 3rd Cabin. Twin-Screw "S. S. STOCKHOLM", Length 5 6 5 ft. ; Oil Burner; 1 2 , 9 6 7 tons register ; Displ. 2 2,070 tons ; Cabin and 3rd Cabin For price o f tickets, information regarding sailings, etc., apply to nearest agent or direct to SWEDISH AMERICAN LINE BRATISTROM & CO., Gen. Agts., 1 1 5 Cherry St., Seattle �PROGRAM-(Continued) PAGEANT FOR COMPLETE SYNOPSIS OF PAGEANT SEE LAST PAGE MOTTO : "Norr¢na folk et, def ·uil fare," det vil f¢re kraft til andre.'' 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Marine Travelers WALLIN & NORDSTROM C. P. SARGENT, Manager 6 1 9 Second Avenue .. :- Q uality Seattle, Washington or Local Steamship Agents Paints and Varnishes Sporting Goods Checks Full particulars from Company' s Office, Sunset 5 9 2 1 Service RETAIL SHOE DEALERS 1422 Second Ave. SEATTLE 4333 University Way �PROGRAM-(Continued) ADDRESS ................................................ H 0 1 1 . Edwin J. Brown Mayor City of Seattle TORRIZ) TAKVAD. from Sigurd Jorsalfar... ................... Grieg Norwegian Male Chorus-Rudolph Moller, Director A l fred Halvorsen., Soloist A D DR E S S ............................................ Hon. Roland H. Hartley G o \'ernor State of \\'as h i ngton Suite .................................................. Grieg :MUS I C- Peer Gynt Luther College Concert Band FEST I VAL ADDRESS ........................... .Hon. Peter Norbeck U. S. Senator from South Dakota SONGS-a ) I aar Fjordene Blaaner.................... A lf. Paulsen b) On the Sea. ....................................... Dudley Buck Norwegian Male Chorus-Rudolph Moller, Director A D DRESS ..... .............................................Madame Signe Lund G reetings from \\'omen i n Norway MUSIC ...................................... Luther College Male Quartetle A D DRESS ............................................ Hon. W. Morgenstierne Official Representati\'e Nordmandsforbundet "JA VI ELSKER DETTE LANDET" L e d by Luther College Concert Band �Jutifit lutl]rrun Qlnllrgr PARKLAND, WASHINGTON RESPONSE ....................................... .Hon. Thos. FI. Kolderup Norwegian Consul XYLOPHONE SOLO C. Vittorio Sperati and Luther College Band LAN DKJENDING .............................................................. Grieg Norweg ian Male Chorus and Luther College Band Carlo A. S perati, Director "AMER ICA" Le<l by Luther College Concert Band E STABLISHED as an Academy in 1 89 4 . In 1 9 1 7 it was consolidated with Columbia College at Everett, Wash. In 1 9 2 0 the con­ solidated schools were permanently located at Parkland, where it has been operated as a junior college, offering High-School, Junior College and Normal courses. (j The school has had about 4, 5 00 students since its opening in 1 89 4 and about 4 5 0 graduates. (j During the schoolyear of 1 9 2 4-2 5 , 1 2 teach­ ers were employed and 1 6 5 students enrolled. The class of 1 9 2 5 had 2 5 graduates. This is Sivert Knutsens "Kubberul" and the first -!­ w heeled vehicle in the Stillaguamish Valley. It created more interest then, than a Rolls-Royce automobile would do now. (j The present president of the school is Rev. 0. J. Ordal. �THOS. H. KOLDERUP 4T FIRE INSURANCE '-J.. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE ACCIDENT I NSURANCE SuNDr.&-d'EvERS Co. Commercial Bldg., 2nd and Madison SEATTLE EL iot 0136 C O L M A N DOCK - S E AT T L E: . Co mpliments of SEATTLE DAIRY S. STRAY, Proprietor MILK CREAM AN D MAin 7 8 5 4 ICE CREAM To get the most mileage per dollar-Buy GOO DYEAR WELT Shoes of a standard make and have them repaired on time by a shop displaying the above sign. Write for interesting B ooklets Free. C OPELAND and RYDER SHOES Mail in Your Shoes to be EST. 1 9 1 1 53 1 5 6ALLARD AVE. Repaired �Pioneers of Washington and Oregon Extracts from an article by Martin tJlvestad, Noted Historian. M ARTIN TOFTEZON was the first Korwegian settler in the Territory of ,�-ash ington. Born at Levanger, Nor­ way, he left his home in the early 40's to satisfy his inborn love for adventure. The seven seas looked most inviting and he followed the call of N eptune until 18-!7 when h� landed at New Orleans, La. Here he heard some wild tales of the gold digging in Cali­ fornia and joined the stampede to get rich quick. Disap­ pointments, however, put a sudden stop to this venture so he continued his travel northward until he reached Oak Har­ bor, ,i\fash., in 1 850. He commenced tilling the soil and rais­ ing cattle with an energy entirely foreign to a sailor. A few years later he was joined by an old friend, Eilert Graham from Lindesnes, who had made the trip via Cape Horn. In 1 863 Toftezon had the pleasure of getting his mother, Eme­ rentze Toftezon and his sister P ,ernhardine direct from Nor­ way. They all liked the Puget Sound and two of them al o liked each other with the result that Eilert Graham and Bern­ hardine Toftezon became man and wife on the 2?nd clay of October, 1866. Courtship was just as easy then as now, pro­ Yi<led the giri was in sight, but the marriage ceremony had to be solemnized in Victoria, B. C., to be legally binding. This is the first Norwegian wedding on record in the then territory of Washington. In 1867 Mr. and Mrs. Graham with "Grandma" Toftezon left Oak Harbor and moved across the Sound to Utsaladdy on Camano Island, but next year they made anorher move to Centerville, now called Stanwood, where they found nature's riches in greater abundance. Here was founded the first real and still the largest Norse settlement on the Pacific Coast. It did not amount to much before about 1875 when 0. B. Iverson, Nels Eide, els P. Leque, Anders J. Brue and Peter Leque, all from Hardanger, and Peter Gunderrnn from V �rdalen joined the colony. These were real specimen of Nor e pioneers and were looking for a chance to wrestle with the gigantic resistance of nature's virgin treasure-chest. Stanwood had all such in­ ducements to offer, and the great battle followed with the Norse Pioneers always on the offensive. Some started to clear and cut the forest. There were trees 20 to 30 feet in circumference with no saw long enough to cut thru them. Others built dykes which reclaimed a vast area of lowlands previously submerged by the salt water. Thus these sturdy pioneers not only developed their country but also literally made it bigger. To get an idea of transpor­ tation facilities in those clays, let us follow Mr. Sivert G. Brekhus from Voss on his trip up the Stillaguamish River to Silvana in 1 874. He had bought his supplies in Seattle and had to get them to Silvana in a skiff. Arriving at the mouth of the river, h e found same jammed with driftwood �and windfalls. The only way was to carry his supplies, in­ cluding a heavy stove, over the windfalls and then pulling the skiff after. The stove especially made quite an "impres­ sion" on the broad back of 1\ /f r. Brekhus. Rev. Lauritz Carlsen and Emil Christensen were the first ministers to visit the colony, but Rev. Chr. Jorgensen is gen­ erally regarded as the real ecclesiastic pioneer. H e arrived in 1878 and the first Norse church in the territory of v\Tashing­ ton was built at Stanwood that year. Ole N ilsen Lee from Voss was the first white settler in Skagit County, taking up land near Mount Vernon in 1 876. The fertile soil at Edison was a little later picked out by Gus­ tav Volden from Sogndal and Rasmus S. Johnson from Eger­ sund as thei r future home. Anton C. Larson from Trondhjem and Anders Andersen from Fredrikshald were the Norse pioneers of Whatcom County. Christopher Christophersen was the first pioneer of note in King County. H e settled four miles from Kent, where a stalion still bears his name. Near vVoodinville was started an­ other settlement by Emanuel Ielson from Horten and Gustav Jacobsen, Lars Wold, and Ingebrigt Wold in 1 876. Kitsap County's first Norseman was Ole Stub from Forde S¢ndfjord (1875). Tacoma received its first Norse i mmigrant in the person of Anton Anderson from Aalesund, whose daughter Annie was the first Norwegian child born i n Tacoma ( 1873) . After him came E. R. Ring and still later M ike Anderson who has the honor of being the first Norseman married in what is now the C ity of Tacoma. The bride was Mathea Johnson who had just arrived from Trondhjem. Martin Christensen from Vads¢ was the first Norse settler in Clarke County taking up land at La Center in 1875. John N i elsen from Land, Norway, arrived in what is now State of Oregon in 1852 in company with a group of land­ seekers from Illinois. He had left his w ife and baby back east, but one of the returned pioneers brought her west the next year via Panama. Another pioneer deserving mention was M athias Johnson from Arendal who started a small saw m ill at Halls Prairie. near Silverton, i n 1871. The following took up land and started farming. Peder K. John on from N edre Stj¢rdal, Edward Gundersen from F¢rdal, Telemarken, Jngebret Larsen from H aclelancl, John Fuhr from Lyster, Sogn. The first Norwegian church in Oregon was built in 1883 by the M ethodist congregation at Portland. Personal Mention from the Pioneer Days on the Stillaguamish by Nels Bruseth, In ] 877 1\1 r. her Furn es bought three cows from Eilert Graham at Utsalacldy and, although the distan,e was only about 1 2 miles. it took him nearly a week to get them home. Sivert Brekhus made a little better record in getting some cows a distance of 10 miles in 4 days thru underbrush, mud, etc. There were no speed cops in those days - for obvious reasons. \/\Then M r. Brekhus later transported some small pigs from John Silva's place, he had easier and faster travel­ ing. for the pigs traveled steerage in a gunny-sack. Some people now object to the noise made by a jaz.z band, but those pigs surely "beat the band." M r. Rasmus Knutsen once went out to borrow a kettle for his wife. She was going to can berries. He started out for the Lovold place on the highland, but lost his way i n the un­ derbrush and didn't come home till next morning - · w ithout a kettle. He had been to Port Susan. �( Established 1 9 06) Phone Main 235 ALDERWOOD DAIRY P. Torwi ck PASTEURIZED and RAW MILK Delivered to Your Home or al' Your Grocer's We solicit your patronage on the merits of our products LADIES AND GENTS TAILORING GENT'S FURNISHINGS New Sanitary Plant, 21st and Broadway EVERETT, WASH. 5319 BALLARD AVE. PHEASANT WIGGEN CO. SUNSET 0602 Our success has been measured by our ability and willingness to serve you with the very best in quality and workmanship. To my many customers I am duly thankful for their continued patronage. .. N orske "Undertakers" Phone SU nset 0209 22nd & Market St. Seattle, Wash. Compliments GEDLUND & JOHNSON " We suit the hard to suit" GROCERIES AND MEATS SUnset 0884 6403 32nd Ave. N. \V. �IInsI,tugtnu Jnstru (Established 1889) THE ORGAN of the NORWEGIANS on the PACIFIC COAST. The first number of Washington Posten was publ ished on the 1 7th of May, 1 889. the paper has been edited by the present editor who is also its owner. Since November 1 9 05 Orginally established as a local newspaper for Seattle and adjoining territory, it has gradually worked its way into every Norwegian community on the Pacific Co ast. From the land of the palms and perennial sunshin e in Southern California, to the mountain valleys, mining camps and fishing centers in Alaska, from the lowlands in the west where the Pacific Ocean laps the forest cov­ ered beaches to the plains and valleys in Eastern Washington, Idaho and Western Montana, Washington Posten is known and read. It is the one far-reaching tie that u nites Norse-Americans in the Farthest West in love to the motherland, in loyalty to our great and generous ho meland. Since 1 924 there has also been established in connection with the newspaper a book shop, containing a complete assortment of Norwegian books of the best known authors. The staff of the Washington Posten today : GUNNAR LUND, publisher and editor S. REINHOLDTSEN , advertising manager OLAF DIETRICHSON , secretary GEIR KLABOE, assistant secretary. Office : 923-24 Seaboard Bldg. , Seattle, Wash. HA IL and WELL ME T, NORSEMEN! at the CENTENNIAL of the NORSE IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA �14rtf Ertk!inn 14ngc Nn. 1 §iinncr au Nnrge blev stiftet den 1 3 de Mai, I 9 0 3 med vel 30 medlemmer ; medlemsantallet er nu ca. 5 00. ]lulkyriru 14ngr Nn. 1 mntrr au Nnrgr pna Jarifir tf(ys:,tcn Denne loge blev stiftet l 9de Oktober 1 9 0 5 . formaal er at vrerne om norsk sprog, aandsliv og kultur samt at rrekke en hjelpende Mange tusen Doll ars er aarenes l9)p blit utbetalt i syke­ hj elp idet at Logen betaler sine medlemmer 5 . 0 0 pr uke i klas­ se A og $ 1 2 . 0 0 pr uke i klasse B. Logen har ogsaa en "B e­ gravelseskasse" hvortil med ­ lemmer betaler $ 1 . 00 pr aar og ved et medlems djl)d utbetales $ 1 00.00. Leif Erikson Loge sammen med Valkyrien Loge, D9)tre av Norge, eier Norway Hall, en av de vakreste mjl)testeder i byen, desuten en byggetomt der lig­ ger op til hallen, hvor man sandsynligvis den nermeste fremtid vil op f9)re en stjl)rre mjl)tesal for visse anledninger. Blandt andre ting kan ogsaa nevnes Logens bibliothek, cinema maskine og en vel ind jl)vet gard e ( D rill Tearn ) der forestaar som regel optagelsen av nye medlemmer. Loge Leif Erikson har ogsaa hjulpet mange trengende landsmend naar det knep som verst. Korn og ver med at bevare det norske sprok, kom og ta fordel av det Logen har gjort. Mend av god karakter og av norsk et, velkommen ; slut dem til den store kj ede. D�ns haand, hvor og naar det trren­ ges. Vi har god sykekasse hvorav $ 5 . 0 0 uken betales i sy­ kebidrag. M$1Ster hver onsdags kveld i Norway Hall ( 2 sociale og 2 forretningsmjl)ter) Opta­ gelse av nye medlemmer fin­ der sted hver 4 d e onsdag i maaneden. Efter 2 0 aars arbeide kan vi se tilbake paa mange og varige merker efter vort virke. F jl)rst og stjl)rst er vor andel sammen med Sjl)nnerne i Norway Hall med tilliggende tomt. Som moderloge for ordenen D9)tre av Norge paa Pacific Kysten har vort arbeide vundet anerkjendelse over hele kysten. Men vi tror dog, at vort stjl)rste arbeide har vreret det usynlige. Det, nemlig, at ha lindret njl)d og lidelse i vore norske hjem. Dette er en forening som alle kvinder av norsk her­ komst burde slutte sig til. �:::; ;;; T11E F.,.\1oi.;s JL,uo AND C.,rT. Ro.u.o ..-\.\tUKD:-OF.X ":-:'ationa\ Hero of -:--Jorway �I 1 825 ti l 1925 L0PET A \1 100 AAR er der vokset op i U. S. A. og Can ad a en norsk befolkning omtrent l i ke stor som hele N orges befolkning Bindeleddet mellem Norge veste nfor Atlanteren og Norge �stenf or, er Vor egen Linje men N nrnke Amertkal tuje 9 1 9 S ECO N D AV EN U E S EATT LE, WAS H . �THE I M M AN U E L LUTH E R A N CHURCH EXTENDS TO Y O U AND YOUR FRIENDS A H E A RT Y I N V I TATI O N TO S E R V I C E S A N D ALL M E E T I N G S. C O M E, WORS H I P WTTH U S ; - ---...; J O I N US. Y O U NEED THE CHURCH TH E CHURCI I ; WANTS Y OU . SEATTLE-BALLARD and THOMAS MONSEN'S EUROPEAN BAKERY A ll Welcome You 541 1 Ballard Ave. SUnset 4845 ALTE RAT IONS and REPAIRING BANNER DYE WORKS STEAM and DRY CLEANING of Rugs, Hats, Caps, Draperies RUSH ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY Phone SUnset 0943 Cor. 20th N. W. and Russell Aves. ]mmanuel 1Lutberan Qtburcb Cor. Pontius Ave. and Thomas St. REV. H. A. STUB, Pastor 1 2 1 5 Thomas St. This congregation was organized Feb. 2 4 , 1 8 90. Has the best Equipped church of any Lutheran congregation in the Northwest. Has five divisions of Ladies' Aids. Complimen/s of ARNE SUNDE Jeweler �Historic Sketcl1 of the ''Restauratio11en'' I n t h e N e w York A d vertiser'' on t h e twelfth of October, 1 825 appeared an article under t h e following headl i n e : A NO VEL SIGHT "A craft has arrived in our harbor with emigrants from Norway. It is a small boat of about forty-five torts, it brought 53 passengers of both sexes, all on their way to Orleans County, where an agent who came over some time ago has purchased a stretch of land for them. The arrival of such a craft and the strangers from so distant a land, has aroused a great deal of interest in our city, especially the size of the ship which seems anything but fit for a voyage across the At­ lantic. An undertaking of this kind shows a great deal of courage on the part of the captain of the craft, and also an adventurous spirit on the part of the passeng­ ers. The greater part of the passengers are members of families from the surrounding county of a little town of the Southwestern part of Norway near Stav­ anger. Those who came from the farms are dressed in coarse homespuns, while those from the city wear calico, ginghams and bright shawls, we presume im­ ported from England. The Craft is built after a model which is common for fishing boats on that coast, with a single topsail, sloop rigged. It arrived with the addition of another passenger, a little girl born during the voyage." This small craft whose arri val in N e w York 1 0 0 y ears ago created a sensation, was the n o w famous " Restauration en.'' This article was repri n ted by the "Baltimore A merican, " as well as many other papers, and was read w i t h great in terest. But those who read or heard of the u n usual arri val of the small boat, had little or no con ception of the i m portance of its co m­ ing. The passengers themsel\'Cs had no idea or under­ standing of t h e fact that they were making h istory­ t ha t they w ere the forerun ners to a great i m m igra­ t ion from l\ or way to t h e N e w \!\' orld, where they could fi nd greater chances for de,·eloprncn t and many more opportu n i ties for getting ahead. The sl oop Restauration e n , "The }:orsc :i\I ay­ flower," sailed from Stavanger on r-\ merica·s great clay, J u ly -l . I t is nol known, however, if lhe clay was chosen or merely a coi n cident. After a dangerous, but at the same time an adven­ l u reous voyage t h rough t h e B ri t i sh Channel following a course around the I sle of Madeira they reached �I n a few years t hey had worked themse l ves up to q u ite comfortable con diti ons, learned to un derstand a n d speak som e English. also ga i n e d t h e respe c t of their American neigh bors. A l tho t h e cal l for farther \ \'est l ured many of the first i m migran t s, st i l l t h e first Norwegian Sett l e m e n t did not d i e . From t i m e to time othe rs c a m e from Norway making their first slarl i n Orlea n s County, l\". Y. New York on October 9, 1 82 5 . Every passenger landed in good health a11 d in good spirits, also the extra passenger, "the Sloop Child,'' a daughter of i\l r. and M rs. Lars Larsen . born September 2 n d . She was christened l\ [ argaret A l l e n , called for a Quaker woman i n Lon don, who had befri e n d ed j\J r. Larse n . 1 8.'\7 l\ l a rgaret was married t o J ohn Atwater of ·1 1 1 Rochester, N . Y . . who later became a well known publisher i n Chi cago, I l l . j\ J rs. Atwater died at a ripe old age respected and l oved by all who knew her. The people i n Kew ·Y ork rece i ,·ed t h ese ?\orwc­ gian Pi lgri m Fath ers with great kindness part icularly t h e Quakers h e lped t h em in many ways, especial l v were t h ey k i n d i n contributing money for t h e i r fare�, $6 for each to take t h e m from N e w York city lo Or­ l eans Coun ty, N . Y., near Lake O ntario. There i n Kendall Township these courageous peo­ ple fou n ded the first Norwegi an sett lement i n Amer­ ica. Each fam i l y was gi ,·en 40 arces of l a n d t hi c kly forested. To clear those woods ment years' of hard l abor. The suffering they were compelled to un dngo t h e first w i n t e r cannot be described. Twe nty-four of t h e m , i n c l u d i n g c h i ldre n , built a l og cabin in which t h ey spen t t h e re111a1n 1 11g part oi the w i n ter of 1 8%. T n this way the l anguage and traditions of the H o m el a n d were kept a l i v e . A s to t h e Sloop " Restauration e n , " n o one k n o w s anything about it. T t w a s upon t h e arrival i n ;\T e w York sold for the sum of $-100 and n ever sinc e bee n d i sco,·ered by any Norwegian -American H istori a n . I t most l i kely received a n e w name a n d served as a freight carrier. So, unknowingly did their leader K le n g Peer ·on , the 22 m e n . te1� women and twenty-o ne chi ldren give material to the fi rst chapter of the l\" orse i m m igra­ t i on . U p t o 1900 336,388 N orwegian i m m i grants h av e settled i n our country ; at the p resent t i m e t h ere are tbout 2 ,500,000 of Norse b i rt h a n d d esce n t accord i n g to the statistics of t h e Gov ernment. � �THE NOR\\'EGIAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Organized in 1913 by 25 women, at the present time about 900 men and women representing all Norwegian societies and churches constitute the membership. Norwegian ALL are men and women welcome to let us unite in our efforts join at and $1 .00 per year. reach the Come and AIM : The have Norwegian your part m Memorial the work HOSPITAL In December, 1 922, the present property was purchased. On January 7th, 1 923, it was dedicated as the foundation of the memorial to the Norwegian Pioneers. �iarrrptinu <trnmmtttrr lllllllllllllCIIIIIIIIIIIIC �.fa . FRAN K Ou:so r, C H A T R M A N MRs. T H o s . H. K oLDERU P M R S . BEN TOLL EFSEN C. HoN. Vv . CLA USEN H oN . J . M. A R N TSEN l\ I R S . A N DREW TORGERSEN MRS. T H EO. C H R I STY M R S . J O H N NOR M A N MRS. STEP H E N B ERG M rs s S rG N E E rn s M o MR. lllllllllllllCIIIIIIIIIIIIC 0. MOE DESIGNER and BUILDER :- : ESTIMATES FREE 826 East 56th St. KEnwood 505 7 :- : A. S . RYLAND M R . ALF H os T M A R K M R . J O H N STORSETH MR. M. H. FORDE M R . IVAR T H O M L E M R . G . GUND ERSEN �To the Sfli-Tournaments fteld amiu­ ally at Monn/ l?ai11ier, Xorse1llen fur­ n ish ever31tft i11y-c.rcept tfte m o 1rntain. �SYNOPSIS OF PAG EANT ' ' Norsemen th e v would venture, They ·w ould b�·ing .strength to o thers." Bj¢r11.stjernc Bjrornson. Overture and music during Pageant by LUTHER C OLLEGE BAND, D ecorah, Iowa Carlo A. Sperati, Director 8. PROLOGUE Leif Erikson-Float show ing Lei f Eri kson and his men set­ t ing foot on A merican soil, A. D. ] 000. GROUPS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Sloop Folk-The f irst group of Kor wegian 1 1111111- grants that came to A merica on th e Sl oop RES­ TA U R A T I O N E N in 1 825, 22 men, "1 0 women. 20 children and a baby born on t he voyage , and K leng F 'eerson. their leader. Tillers of the Soil-Typify ing the sturdy K orwegian men and women who turn ed the wilderness into fert i le fields and made their homes where white men had never l ived before. Going West-T nto the unknown and undeveloped 'Nest. our forefathers went courageously and by their toil helped make i t what it is today. Pioneers- "\i\T oodsmen. Prospectors, i\' [ iners and A laska Sourdoughs sought the treasures of the Golden "\Nest and of the Northland. Tn the early days it took courage and persistency to face the hard ships and dan gers of Pioneer l i fe. Fishermen-Reaching the Pacific Coast the N orwegian Fi shermen braved the seas to bring in the h idden treasures of the deep. 9. 10. 11. 1 2. 13. The 15th Wisconsin, Colonel H ans Heg's Regiment­ The 1 5th vV isconsin as well as many other regi ments which served through t he C i v i l Vlar was composed of Norwegian volunteers. Through their l oyal ser­ vice and the gi ving of their l i ves to preserve the high i deals of their new-found homeland, the Nor­ wegian i 111 111 igrants have wri t ten an unforgetable chapter on the pages of A111erican history. Foundation of Civilization-Symbolizing the foremost institutions of the country, the H OM E, the CHURCH, the SCHOO L and the PRESS, safe­ guarded by the ST ATE. 14. Institutions of Mercy- Very early in t heir h istory , the Norwegians estab l ished OLD PEO PLE'S and C H I L D RE N ' S H O M ES, D E AC ON E SSES T R A I N­ I N G SCHOOLS. H O S P I TALS and V-.TE LFARE O R G A N T ZAT I ONS throughout the country. Music, Art and Literature-A f loat in tribute to AUTH­ O R S, M U S IC I A N S and A R T I STS of Norwegian birth or descent, who have enriched A m erica's cul ­ t ure by their contri butions. Norwegian Male Choruses of the Pacific Coast-Through their cooperative efforts and the ir interpretation of the melodies and folk songs of N orway, t hey arc ever bringing inspirati on t o the Norse-Americans. Home Craft-TH E NAT I O N A L COST lJ M E O F N O R11\T A Y is undoubtedly the most colorful inheritance of old Norse Art. The ornaments, em broideries and weavings are typical of the various parts of the coun­ try. N orse "\!\T eaving has of late years created quite an interest and has been taken up as a study in American Uni versit ies. Daughters of Norway-V A L K Y R I EN . B LA A V E I S, TH E L M A. Their ai m is to unite Norse-American women into a Sisterhood through which t hey may preserve the traditions of the M otherland. Sons of Norway, Leif Erikson-A fraternal organizati on whose main p urpose is t o preserve the language and cul t ure of their forefathers and to encourage A mer­ icanization among the newcomers. Lodges and Societies- Norwegian Hospital Associa tion-The ai m o f the Junior Division is to "Carry On'' in the hope of reaching the goal-A 1',; OR"\1\T E G I A K i\ J E M O R I AL H OSPITA L. Finale--T H E H O P E OF THE FUTURE. I n the young generation is vested our hope for the f uture. Hav­ ing given them the best of the Norse heritage, com­ b ining it with the love for the land of our adoption, they are indeed A 1 E R I C A N S. 15. WASHINGTON PRltlTINQ CO., SEATTLE. ��� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Booklets Description An account of the resource <span>Souvenir program of the Norse-American Centennial of the Northwest, held at the University of Washington in Seattle on June 28, 1925.</span> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Washington Printing Co. (Seatle, Wash.) Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [Indicate the cited item here]. Norse-American Centennial Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Text