Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1926, Page 18

718 SWEDSH SODETY | ACTV N CAPTAL Americans of That Descent In City Number Nearly 800. Have Social Center. BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. The Swedes resident in the National Capital number almost %00 and though more. than threefourths are “of Swedish descent only. all are en thusiastically committed to main- taining their home traditions whilst endeavoring to be good Americans and to establishing bonds of friend £hip and a cleser intercourse with each other There have heen Swedes in Wash Ington since it first hecame a Fed eral possession and those with th: hlood of the Vikings coursing in the. veins have heen among the renownec Jegislators of this country beginnins | with the firet President of the Unite 2 ) RN L Dielisnt ol the Lol If all our 21 stores were under Hanson. Groups of these peopie have one roof this size building would been gatherad for soclal Intercourse b be required. and mutual aid for the past 73 ) hut_the Swedish Society of the Order of Vase was erganized in Wast on Februzry 18, 1910 Alth was in the form of a Masonic lodze and held its initial as well as subse. panded into a social as well as a - - . benevolent soclety and it was the 5 < - . = . g g S, — - / - it is the known law of economics that quantity W here can you equal these values? Shop around and & of what Ix now a Swedlsh community center, one of the largest T 4 _ ¥ A P . . . . 2 governs price. It is therefore easy to see that we do sell compare. Prove to your own satisfaction that this sale is and mest active of the kind in this for less money, because we are a member of the Kaufmann your greatest opportunity to buy Character Furniture at a section of the country. Locati enter. ; # g e oo e tremendous saving. An outlay of cash is not needed. Suit- 1;:%?;: fi‘;fl’{.: ,-(.f..'::R"'r::-:l‘:»"“‘:)}z:‘:i::‘«;‘li‘ z . S < pnuf':":”m:llol;in:::::n:;\(’:: :::’:rln:l’:';“l;:: ';:::':i "l;i'::"‘r':‘a::};;';fi able terms on our Famous Budget Plan will be allowed. €ARE wing of the District courthouse ) g % e . S g gv‘ i Note lhf' vnlulr.s In'lf)u: for tomorrotc. F'nr years we have eontains the Swedish National Luth 2 counts and unquestionably lower prices. Thet is why you will always been holding this Million-a-Week Sale in twenty other e e cibtic: y:vk:"‘P'r‘.‘ SRR find Character Furniture at no greater cost. The great volume of business cities and we are inaugurating our first sale of this type in Shinpeiali ] \ el ot sl f : we do enables us to sell on our Famous Budget Plan without any extra charge. Washington. You owe it to yourself to at least compare. ns entirely supported by Many of those who are in charge of the varfous phases of this ” e o reside cn the premises ’ S . St. Erfk’s is the name of this Na . S B d S tional Swedish Lutheran Church and D b 5 1mmons €das it was dedicated formally on March 7 3 . . of this vear with the Swedish Minis = _ 3 Any size. In ter, Mme. Bostrom, and all the prom % ’ e ivory or walnut. fnent Swedes of the city in at I 7 ; Famous Simmons tendance. On May 30 the Crown 5 . v Prince Gustav Adelphus and Princess ~ 4 {"fl“]t‘,: ,""_\ m‘;:‘:‘:.’cd Louise attended a speciol service in ||l & d Jx 2 3 5 3 their honor. Rev. F. X erson i | | § h Y 4 - Regularly the pastor and practically all those i § b AN : 7 \ X e $10.75 horn in Sweden or of that descent in A A o Washington or the immediate vicinity Million-a-Week attend service there. The Swedish and Norwegian legation staff are regular attendants and special serv fces are held at stated times and in the Swedish and Norwegian lan guages. Carl H. Stange organized the Swed- fsh Order of Vasa in Washington, and was its first president and is now ‘ 3 9 5 i il again in charge of its affairs. Other . . i i | gH A - 4 charter members were Albin Wahl- . = | C l S strom, Joseph C. Carlson, Knut Bjork Y = = 3 2 o1 prlngs land, John S. Allison, Mrs. Carl [ [ : 4 ’ 3 3 OPEN BOX Stange, Mrs. Constance Hallbak and I e oG i R Mrs. . J. Brygger. Some of those ) A t i 2 who have held the office of president Open ’,’m‘ ‘.’ILI and are still active in the 3 g - spring — Clb Knut Bjorkland, Gustav Larson, C: = L i ‘ : An example of the W. Johnson, John A. Dysland, . ; saving in this sale. Million-a-Week g{arl Stange, Mrs. Anna Smith and - K e o ? e, Emma S 3 — 5 : o i P s " A Special Group of k% 1V ll’lg oom duite / Resass” ered a branch of a large distrjct or %fin"fi':n". |Inf'!l|g||2‘lha|l of f\l;l‘_\llfivlr?. F & ennayivania and Onio, in which the & S r el oD Bhaars A amhers or tne I AMPS On Our Budget Plan of Deferred Payments! : $ .75 local wing hold positions also in the ||l . Lot oL : — s e e Regularly $310 A Luxurious Living Room Suite, covered in a three-tone = resides in the Swedish community Jacquard, of the finest quality, guaranteed mothproof and sun- house and is one of the active direc A special group of both floor and Bridge e, tors of its work, has held many offices . Somillli Million- . : : Jamps. Exquisite silk shades. A feature illion 2 2 ” B ndict o waian in our great sale. - fast material. Sides and back covered in a fine velour. A full . : ington society as well. Mr. Stange is Week Webb construction and Nachmann springs. A fine top rail and Windsor Chairs the president of the Order of Vasa and Regularly $10.50 to $21.75 j4 Albin F. Wahlstrom the treasurer. SEE rice Qkirt framc as SI\()\\'H. Fnglish-Speaking Division. Million-a-Week Sale S On March 13, 1924, the Swedish So- : 5 ciety organized an English-speaking 3 NG T : . e division and Jesse S. Petersen, a | ’ | . 1 y 5 q IO_Piece al t give lasting service. leader in this movement, began his - ; f &‘ nu Regularly venture with some 20 members. The B 5 i f ! Ll b | $7.50 older societies use Swedish alone in 8 ; i i & i ) Dining Room Suite Million-a-Week An unusual Windsor chair in mahogany fin- ish. Sturdily built to their gatherings and it was deemed time 1o Pexin an Englieh speaking ranch. All members work in the | : S utmost harmony and use the same - 1 | &= - R ; Quarters and are often afiliated with e - X y ! | \ On Our Deferred ’}ayment Plan each other. The officers of this new i i ! r i > i | ranch or lodge are Ilenry Harnesk, | s 4 president, and Ivar Tidestrom. secre- | > i Consisting of a china closet, buffet, extension tary Past presidents have heen Mrs 1§ 4 5 2 g & . . far | nasy reallens Bane e ¥ e A | il > table, server, one armchair and 5 side chairs, i Tl el sl | Wes .1 2 Wy . covered with Jacquard velour. Nicely finished I'elephone 1= the banquet given in February, the | 4 \ 3 i b D i Vi . . 3 date selected ter crcaultanion with o 7 5 & ? Y i > - antique walnut and gum, oak, interiors. Of the Stand and the members of the Swedich legation . 5 Lt e, very finest construction. o and all the affliated associations af : 1 3 K 4 Chair the Order of Vasa. It is given at| B 23S Pt 2 - S = = : A wonderfutly some central hotel and hesides the | il i 2 1 : - ; Minister from Sweden and his staff | " 3 ’ & - 3 i 245 built mahogany-fin- a1l these of Swedigh hlaod who ave | |i : E i = ‘) Reg. 8245 ished telephone Senatars, members of the Houee and | [i R \ e Million-a- stand and stool other covernmental officials are in || e . y . ; Regularly vited to be gueste of honor 3 Week Sale $8.75 This coming Febrnary, however, the 1 routine of giving a banquet will he ALL RUGS Million-a-Week changed and a large delegation will | g0 to Wilmington. Del.. to assist in | e Sale. the celebration of the 300th anniver sary of the establishment of Fort | 2 7 , 4 P' H | 4 i rien e Neo Bocaon, o Fenre | These rugs are in o sariets of choice pat- -Piece Huguenot : : ary 13. 1627, terns. A wonderful showing from which e e egularly $21.75 Combination gram in Wiimington. including the | Bieline of lahdnen bt e e Million-a-Week Sale Bedroom Suite ° :fi?;";k,_}(&f?.',"""",\i‘”"\':‘“B“:‘Tsl.“;:\‘;}:“;.’??‘.'1 On Our Budget Pl~n of - Lo X ) . 3 E* py ngné)lfi%gr .f@b- = cene of the meémor sorvices of | T Marion' Alislsner ofyihe!Decia:| Deferred Pryments . G pt- et 5 ration of Inlependence, who was of i X 0 . lre;"m:: ?e;n;x;;q:a:re;g;;\, Swedish descent o / i ‘ > ¢ A e ot hich cast vhe? Consisting of Dresser, Bow-end Bed, i : y . 2 : T [ ”.K:;;r,'.: - large Chifforette and F.u"-l.enflth Vanity. i '» i ‘ ‘] 4 .% | chulariy si9izs Walnut and gum combination. - X pendence from Great Britain. The Swedish ciety of Washington has been most | [ ! B ¢ Regularly energatic in gathering nds to com I lete the Jahn A\ Memorial i 2 Rilding in the Quaker City, which |Jff priced at Bullaing in the quake ) | $245.00— industrial and racial, #nd will be al i piRRl: = vast and awerthy Swedish-American | =ik / Million-a-Week musenm ! S > Alding Memorial Chapel. The Washi ch s - = 3 aged in promoting the c- & B o oo S McDougall Chapel. to be unvetled on the one hun- 5 dred and fftieth snniversary of the | 5.Pc. Breakfast Suite K H N N 5 ,".:g:.l':):r":g‘:‘n‘,.- SWhe ivetes. Took | tion. Lacquered in our own Famous McDougall make. Exactly as - = E 7 ¢ (b shop to your special order. 4 shown. A wonderful value while they last. 14 e ing further on, the society has plans te commemorate the one hundred and B Sisars oF he asathioly Regularly $31.50 h Regularly $68.50 ; . $34 to $55 T saer ot Swedieh rirth was the | Million-a-Week $ 25 e HElio e "af the Continenal Congre Million-a-Week Sale L IR R e e ived icoaciuako, e s > Sale A handy gift given absolutely free to every Sale LA arape who nad nastened | : caller tomorrow. Come in and get one. : : across the le ll'v;"flflfl.‘ their .‘\\'rrdsl v 4 A 50 to the cause of <2 o [) 5 . = . . L e e e mtasion, Wb | A Nationally Known Institution : = Sweidish Society in affiliation with | {he branches in the larger cities is to | erect in suitable apots the old Swedish | ) log cabin. to be furnished with old | - o 0 » ; g — " Q chairs, tables, spinning wheels and | other domestic treasures, and with| Jaster cas's representing men. women Th I [ f Tnd ehildren in the costumes and avo e ouse o e ouse O ) cations of the day. 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