Heimskringla - 14.11.1945, Blaðsíða 7

WINNIPEG, 14. NÓV. 1945
HEIMSKRINGLA
7. SIÐA
TOAST TO
MRS. S. E. BJORNSON
October 21,1945.
By Andrea Johnson
Mr. Chairman,
Honoured Guests,
Ladies and Gsntlemen:
It is with a feeling of hesitan-
cy that I attempt to bring this
toast to you, Mrs. Björnson, to-
day when you are about to leave
us after so many years of resi-
dence in our community, that
bring so many happy memories
°f the past.
My mind turns back to our
first mseting, a meeting that I
had very anxiousíy waited for
as in the old “Students Society”
in Winnipeg, Svein’s beautiful
María” was almost a myth. We
had all heard a great deal about
his “dream girl”, but few of us
had the privilege of mieeting her
0r even seeing her. This meeting
did not take place till after we
were both married and sinoe
then we have worked in close
harmony, although the last few
years our paths have diverged,
as each of us has had a wider
horizon in our activities, you in
y°ur church and I in the co-op-
erative field.
Our first meeting took place
at Gimli, when my husband and
I were invited to go with the
Ljörnsons on a call he had to
make in an outlying district.
Never have I seen such roads
before or since. An epidemic of
diptheria had broken out. There
were no immunization clinics in
those days. I realized then that
being a doctors wife was not in
every way easy. A doctor has
to be at every ones call and the
wife has to learn to adapt herself
to that.
Two years later they came to
Arborg and built their beautiful
home, a home that was always a
haven of rest to the doctor, a
home where the children were
foorn and hrought up, in a home
that was grief stricken at the
loss of little “Brosie”. A home
where your father, the doctors
father and mother spent their
last days. A home that was al-
ways an open house to so many
guests, whsre you entertained
so beautifully. A home that has
now been discarded because it
has served its purpose. For now
Sissa and Buddy have chosen
their vocations. She a happy
young bride, only with us in
spirit to-day, and he a young
doctor, sitting by his mother’s
side. When the parents have
their children established in life
they can fold their hands and
breathe a prayer of thanksgiv-
ing of work wiell done. That is
just what Dr. and Mrs. Björnson
are doing. They feel that they
can now travel hand in hand
INNKÖLLUNARMENN HEIMSKRINGLU
A ÍSLANDI
Reykjavík______________Björn Guðmundsson, Reynimel 52
í CANADA
Antler, Sask____________K. J. Abrahamson, Sinclair, Man.
Árnes, Man_____________Sumarliði J. Kardal, Hnausa, Man.
Arborg, Man..............................G. O. Einarsson
Baldur, Man...............=•-........Sigtr. Sigvaldason
Betíkviíle, Man______ Björn Þórðarson, Amaranth, Man.
Belmont, Man................................G. J. Oleson
Cypress River, Man.....................Guðm. Sveinsson
• Dafoe, Sask______________O. O. Magnússon, Wynyard, Sask.
Ebor Man_________________K. J. Abralhamson, Sinclair, Man.
Elfros, Sask...................Mrs. J. H. Goodmundson
Eriksdale, Man......—...................Ólafur Hallsson
Fishing Lake, Sask__________ Rósm. Árnason, Leslie, Sask.
Foam Lake, Sask____________ Rósm. Árnason, Leslie, Sask.
Gimli, Man...............................-K. Kjernested
Geysir, Man________________r____________G. B. Jóhannson
Gienboro, Man..............................G. J. Oleson
Hayland, Man...........................Sig. B. Helgason
Hecla, Man..........................Jóhann K. Johnson
Hnausa, Man.............................Gestur S. Vidal
Innisfail, Alta._______Ófeigur Sigurðsson, Red Deer, Alta.
Kandahar, Sask__________O. O. Magnússon, Wynyard, Sask.
Keewatin, Ont.........................Bjarni Sveinsson
Langruth, Man......................... Böðvar Jónsson
Leslie, Sask..........................Tfo. Guðmundsson
Lundar, Man................................D. J. Líndal
Markerville, Alta_____Ófeigur Sigurðsson, Red Deer, Alta.
Morden, Man__________________________Thorst. J. Gíslason
Mozart, Sask____________________________ Thor Ásgeirsson
Narrows, Man_______________ S. Sigfússon, Oakview, Man.
Oak Point, Man........................Mrs. L. S. Taylor
Oakview, Man_______L.......................S. Sigfússon
Otto, Man________________Hjörtur Josephson, Lundar, Man.
Piney, Man.................................-S. V. Eyford
Red Deer', Alta......................Ófeigur Sigurðsson
Riverton, Man.........................Einar A. Johnson
Reykjavik, Man...._.................... Ingim. Ólafsson
Seikirk, Man...______________________Mrs. J. E. Erickson
Silver Bay, Man..........................Hailur Hallson
Sinolair, Man........................K. J. Abrafoamson
Steep Rock, Man............................Fred Snædal
* Stony Hill, Man__________Hjörtur Josephson, Lundar, Man.
Tantallon, Sask........—...............-Árni S. Árnason
Thornhill, Man__________Thorst. J. Gíslason, Morden, Man.
Víðir, Man____i_____-_______Aug. Einarsson, Árborg, Man.
Vancouver, B. C_______ Mrs. Anna Harvey, 4487 Quebec, St.
Wapah, Man_______________Ingim. Ólafsson, Reykjavík, Man.
Winnipegosis, Man.............................-S. Oliver
Wynyard, Sask...........................O. O. Magnússon
I BANDARÍKJUNUM
Akra, N. D. ___________Björn Stevenson, Akra P.O., N. D.
Bantry, N. Dak__________ E. J. Breiðfjörð, Upham, N. D.
Bellingham, Wash.... Mrs. Joihn W. Johnson, 2717 Kulshan St.
Blaine, Wash.....................Magnús Thordarson
Cavalier, N. D________Björn Stevenson, Akra P.O., N. D.
Crystal, N. D........C. Indriðason, Mountain P.O., N. D.
Edinburg, N. D________ C. Indriðason, Mountain P.O., N. D.
Gardar, N. D_________C. Indriðason, Mountain P.O., N. D.
Grafton, N. D________C. Indriðason, Mountain P.O., N. D.
Hallson, N. D__________Björn Stevenson, Akra P.O., N. D.
Hensel, N. D._________C. Indriðason, Mountain P.O., N. D.
Ivanhoe, Minn_______Miss C. V. Dalmann, Minneota, Minn.
Milton, N. Dak...........................S. Goodman
Minneota, Minn.....................Miss C. V. Dalmann
Mountain, N. D_______C. Indriðason, Mountain P.O., N. D.
National City, Calif.....John S. Laxdal, 736 E. 24th St.
Roint Roberts, Wash.....................Ásta Norman
Seattle, 7 Wash______J. J. Middal, 6522 Dibble Ave., N.W.
Upham, N. Dak..........................E. J. Breiðfjörð
The Viking Press Ltd.
Winnipeg Manitoba
through their sunset olf life,
pitching their tent when tfoey
have found the vision of their
dreams.
To-day we, the women of the
Manitoba Federation of Agricul-
ture and Co-operatives, wish to
thank you for your 24 years of
work with us. We feel that you
were always willing to assist us
in every way and wish tfoat the
coming years may bring you
nothing but happiness.
You have always loved
beauty, and you have been for-j
tunate to be able to cultivate
;hat beauty in your hobbies.
Most of us have had dreams,
but so often theydo not mater-
ialize, but yours has. Your
dream was a “Summer Home”
on Lake Winnipeg. That has
been erected and been in opera-
tion for the last few years. Many
are the hours of work and worry
that you spent on that, but they
are now behind you but the
Summer Home will flourish. It
is said that “All that you put
into the lives of others comes
back into your own”. When öne
thinks of all the happy hearts of
the children that were given the
privilege of a summer holiday
eecause you had a “dream”,
your days ahead can only be
happy ones.
Your work in the “Þjóðrækn-
isfélag” will bs dealt with bv
others here, but I would like to
mention the value of the Satur-
day School. The little girls that
are here today to sing for us ara
a shining example of its value.
In your fisld as director of the
Women’s work in the church has
created a host of friends
throughout the province, that
are as sorry to see you leave as
we are and all hope to see you
soon and often amongst us.
I would like to thank Dr.
Björnson for all he has done for
us. His quiet understanding and
sympathy has always been a
source of strength in our hours
of need. May he carry on his
good work wherever he may be.
So in closing, dear Mrs. Björn-
son, I wish to thank you for all
of us for the time you have spent
with us and may the happiest
days of your past be the saddest
days of your future. Were you
to express your feeling at this
parting, I fieel that you would
borrow Edgar Guests words and
say:
“I’d like to think that here
and there,
When I am gone, there shall re-
main
A happier spot that might have
not
Existed foad I toiled for gain;
That some ones cheery voice and
smile
Shall prove that I have been
worthwhile.
That I had paid with something
fine
My debt to God for life divine.
Islenzkar skólabækur
Margir hafa hugsað sér að láta
verða af 'því, að kenna börnum
sínum að lesa íslenzku á þessum
vetri. Þjóðræknisfélagið hefir á
hendi, forða af ágætum lesbók-
um, sem notaðar eru við islenzku
kenslu í skólum á Íslandi. Laug-
ardagsskólakennarar og foreldr-
ar ættu að útvega sér þessar
bækur.
Bækurnar eru þessar: :
Gagn og gaman (stafrofskv.) 45c
Litla gula hænan I. og II. og Ungi
litli I. og II., 25c heftið.
Lesbækur:
Fyrsti flokkur, I., II. og II. h.
Annar flokkur I. og II. hefti
Þriðji flokkur, I. og III. hefti
Fjórði flokkur, I. og II. hefti
30c heftið.
Pantanir sendist til:
Miss S. Eydal,
659 Sargent Ave., Winnipeg
FRÉTTIR FRÁ ÍSLANDI
Sigurður Nordal próf. og Páll
Isólfsson tónskáld komnir heim
Þeir Sigurður Nordal prófess-
or og Páll ísólfsson tónskáld eru 1
komnir heim eftir tveggja mán-
aða dvöl erlendis.
Eins og kunnugt >er fóru þeir
héðan til þess að sitja hátíð há-
skólans í Osló og flutti Nordal
kveðju frá Islandi við það tæki-
færi.
Frá Osló fór Nordal til Gauta-
borgar, en háskólinn þar gerði
hann heiðursdoktor árið 1941.
Þá sat Nordal fund Árnanefnd-
ar í Kaupmannahöfn og ræddi
við ýmsa menn um endurheimt
íslenzkra handrita.
Páll ísólfsson hélt hljómleika
í Osló og víðar og í norska út-
varpið, hefir áður verið frá skýrt
í fréttum að þar hafi hann farið
sigurför. — Tónlistarhátíð var
haldin í Osló í október, stóð hún
í viku, og voru eingöngu flutt
verk er samin hafa verið á stríðs-
árunum.
Þá fór Páll ennfremur til
Stokkhólms og kynti sér m. a.
útvarpsstarfsemi, einkum tón-
listarflutning og barnatíma.
—Þjóðv.
★ * *
Sovétríkin björguðu Svíþjóð frá
innrás Þjóðverja vorið 1940
Undén, utanríkisráðherra Sví-
þjóðar, flutti nýlega ræðu í Öre-
bro. Ræddi hann um orsakir
þess, að Svíþjóð slapp við þýzka
innrás vorið 1940, er Noregur og
Danmörk voru hernumin. Taldi
hann afstöðu Sovétríkjanna hafa
ráðið úrslitum um það, að Þjóð-
verjar hættu við innrás í Sví-
þjóð.
Hann sagði að það væri vitað,
að rétt eftir 9. apríl hafi Molo-
toff sagt þýzka sendiherranum í
Moskva, að Sovétríkin væntu
þess, að hlutleysi Svíþjóðar yrði
ekki skért. Sænska ríkisstjórnin
hefði á sínum tíma þakkað Sovét-
stjórninni fyrir þessa hjálp, á
hættustund.
Undén sagði, að það væri á-
nægjulegt, að minnast þess, að
Svíþjóð hefði einnig gert Sovét-
ríkjunum greiða, er sænska
stjórnin neitaði að leyfa frönsk-
um og enskum hersveitum, er
senda átti til Finnlands, för um
sænskt land.
Ráðherrann vék einnig aö
kröfum sænskra verkamanna um
að nazistahreinsun færi fram
meðal embættismanna. Hann
sagði, að augljóst væri, að hefði
komið til þýzkrar árásar á Sví-
þjóð, hefðu Þjóðverjar átt vísan1
stuðning sænskra manna, erj
reiðubúnir voru, að gegna sama'
hlutverki og Quisling í Noregi.J
Þá væri nauðsynlegt að gæta
þess, að erlendir nazistar fengju
ekki hæli í Svíþjóð.
—Þjóðv. 23. okt.
Eg undirritaður óska eftir að
somast í bréfaviðskifti við ein-
ívern íslending í Bandaríkjun-
ím, helzt í Chicago eða nágrenni.
Þorgrímur Halldórsson,
Nönnustíg 6,
Hafnarfirði, Iceland
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\lþingishátíðin 1930,
eftir próf. Magnús Jónsson er
Eslendingum kærkomin vinagjöf.
E bókinni er yfir 300 myndir og
Erágangur allur hinn vandaðasti.
Pæst bæði í bandi og óbundin.
Verð í bandi $20.50 og $23.00,
óbundin $18.50.
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702 Sargent Ave., Winnipeg
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