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LÖGBERG FIMMTUDAGINN, 1. JÚLI, 1948
3
A News-Letter in Lieu of a Personal Visit:
Newsletter on the lcelanders
In Northern Colifornia
Welcome to our next At Home
Picnic on Sunday June 27th. We
have just received word that the
Icelandic Consul and his family
from Vancouver B. C. expect to
be here by that date. Come and
find out who he is!
♦
Sorry we were out too late to
make arrangements for “doings”
on Iceland’s Independence Day
this year. We were all set to pull
off something in San Francisco
and when we found out that all
halls there were out of reach,
we decided to come back to the
East Bay again. But our Hall
over here had meen spoken for
months in advance for all dates
in June. Then all kinds of other
doings came along which kept
us in a dither. Here’s hoping
we’ll be in a mood for a real cale-
bration next year.
What a picnic we had in May!
Those of you who didn’t see the
Pick and Shovel Gang or the
Overalls Parade in the garden at
lunch time really missed some-
thing! Come on the 27th and see
what Oli, Larry, Phil, Ted, Ocar,
John V, Ellis, Svenni, Johann
and others did. Even Dr. Ben and
Andy did their share!
♦
We were honored at our last
Picnic by the presence of Mr. B.
G. Siveriz of Ottawa, represent-
ing the Canadian Department of
External Affairs. Mr. Sivertz is
arranging for a Canadian
Consular Headquarters in San
Francisco. With him was his
father, Kristján Severtz of
Victoria B. C. whom it was a
privilege to meet. But these two
were escorted by one of our own,
Miss Groa Sigurdson of S. F. who
at last braved our Picnics for
the first time! We are hoping
that these three will come again
on the 27th.
Our Picnics are really becom-
ing famous! Mrs. Ella Wells of
Blaine, Wash. and her daughter
Mrs. Marion Irwin wrote inquir-
ing about reservations for the
May Picnic! They came and we
know they were thrilled at
being with us judging from their
letters of appreciation. We were
thrilled to have them. The plea-
sure was ours. Come again.
♦
How we appreciate personal
notes of 'encouragement about
our Newsletter! One such was
received just as we were worry-
ing about the ”Young People”
not coming out to our Picnic in
any appreciable numbers. We
were playing with the idea of
promoting a Picnic for Young
Married Couples and Prospects!
Then came a note from a young
Mother who enjoys reading our
monthly letters, but “with two
little ones it is hard to get to
your gatherings, perhaps a little
later we can’-. There I got my
answer, and I believe that is the
case with many of the young
folks who would like to come. Be
assured that the latch-string is
always and at any time on the
outside for folks like YOU.
On May 28th the Icelandic
Students Society had a “Sukiy-
aki-’ Dinner Party in S. F. with
some of their friends. The
Japanese cooking mas found to
be most appetizhing even to real
Icelandic palates! This was my
Father’s favorite dish when he
was with us in Japan.
♦
On May 30th Jackie and'Bob
Bell Inc were able to announce
the launching of their first of an
expected fleet of hopeful life-
cruisers. It was a SON, — ROY
ALEXANDER BELL. Congra-
tulations!
♦
On June lst Florence and
Evelyn Frederickson “sailed
forth” in their car to holiday
enroute to Winnipeg. Florence
is Publicity Manager of the Alice
Frock Co of S. F., and her sister
Evelyn is an advertising writer.
Come and tell us about your trip
at the first Picnic after your
return.
-f
On June 6th about 30 friends
motored out to Palo Alto to make
merry with our friend Sigurjon
Olafsson who had a Birthday on
June lst. He was in his wheel-
chair out in the garden most of
the aftemoon. Thoughtful friends
padded and robed his wheel-
chair very well so that was quite
comfortable all the time. — He
really enjoyed “the Surprise”
and the singing. We were all
happy at seeing him lokking'so
well. Holga and Phil have asked
us to convey to you all their
gratitude for all your kindnesses.
-f
Are you going to Iceland this
summer? On June 7th Krist
Gudnason, owner of the Alice
Frock Co S. F. was the first to
leave from here. This will be his
4th trip since the war ended. —
Next week on the 23rd Mrs. P.
H Phillips — Helga — is leaving
for a month’s visit to Reykjavik.
By the end of July Oli Johnson
and his son will probably be well
on their way across the Atlantic.
Bon Voyage to one and all! —
HAPPÁ LANDING!
-f
Golden wedding bells. — Mr.
and Mrs. Erik M. Thorsteinsson
are to be feted by their children
and their children’s children on
their 50th Wedding Anniversary
on July lOth ■ at their home,
3945 Rio Linda Blvd. Del Paso
Heights — a suburb of Sacra-
mento. — There is to be an all-
day OPEN HOUSE, and YOU
are all invited to drop in and say,
HELLO etc. They were members
of my Father’s congregation in
Minnesota 60 years ago!
-f
On June 8th Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Dowd with their two daughters
Carol Pat and Nancy Jeanne
arrived from St. Louis by car to
spend a moth with us. Nancy is
our 7th granddaughter with
whom we are getting acquainted
for the first time. Come and see
them on the 27th.
KAUPENDUR LÖGBERGS OG
HEIMSKRINGLU Á ISLANDI
I
Gerið svo vel að senda mér sem fyrst greiðslu fyrir
yfirstandandi árgang, kr. 25.00 fyTÍr hvort blað.
Dragið ekki að greiða blöðin. Það léttir innheimtuna.
Æskilegt að gjaldið sé sent í póstávísun. Þeir sem
eiga ógreidda eldri árganga, eru vinsamlega beðnir
að snúa sér til mín.
BJÖRN GUÐM UNDSSON
Mávahlíð 37, Reykjavík.
Þér útverðir Snœlenzkra erfða
Tileinkað Mrs. Hólmfríði Daníelson
Business and Professional Cards
Flutt á samkomu þjóðræknisdeildarinnar “Island” í Brownbygð,
11. júní, 1948.
I.
Það bandið sem bindur oss traustast
við bergtypta Snælenzka slóð,
er tungunnar orðkyngis eldur
og aflvaki hugsjóna þjóð.
Væri ei grátlegt að glata þeim gimstein
fyrst eigum við hann
og getum því glætt hjá þeim ungu
enn glöggskygni á fjársjóðinn þann.
Að mega þær berglindir bergja
fær blætt fyrir sérhverja raun
við lærdóminn tungunnar tignu
þótt trautt sjáum baráttu laun.
Ef enskunnar ítrustu þekking
vor ungmenni hyggjast að ná
skýrist þeim nauðsyn til námsins
og nothæfnin finnast mun þá.
Sá arfur vor íslenzka kynstofns,
er engum til mjnkunar neitt,
hérna í víðfeðmu vestri
hvar vorhugans kapphlaup er þreytt.
I samkepni málanna miSrgu
til mentunar vaxandi þjóð;
Hann einn hefir óþrotlegt dýpi
af orðsnild í fræðanna sjóð.
II.
Þér útverðir Snælenzkra erfða!
Látið ekkert fá slokkið það bál,
Verndið sígildi sagna( og ljóða
sveipið hreinleik vort Feðranna mál.
Mitt í hringiðu daglega hismsins
jafnan hlúið að kynstofnsins rót.
Varist glundroðans glyskendri blekking;
Göfgið ættlandsins sviptigna mót.
Jóhannes H. Húnfjörð.
Last week Dr. J. M. T. Wint-
her, our senior colleague from
Japan honored us with a visit.
He is quite an admirer of Ice-
landers and Icelandic culture.
He even reads the original. Alt-
hough we were not able to have
him meet many of our Icelandic
friends, we did have him with
us at an all-day Japanese Picnic
at Tilden Park last Sunday
where he spoke in both English
and Japanese. He is Danish, but
a grand friend notwithsstanding.
♦
By the end of this month Dr.
A. F. Oddstad will have opened
his new Office at 6794 Mission
St., Daly City. We are assured
that his “set-up” will be the very
latest. Congratulations!
-f
On June 12th you know that
President Truman spoke at the
Commencement Exercises on
the Campus of the University in
Berkeley. But probably you
didn’t know that Mrs. Gertrude
L. Bardarson was one in the
throng of gowned and capped
students out for a Sheepskin! —
She received a B. S. C. Degree in
Nutrition, and expects to move
to Seattle to enter some phase
of Public Health work. — An-
other Icelander among the
graduates was S. O. Thorlaksson
Jr., who received a B. A. Degree
in Music and Arts. We congratu-
late these two.
-f
On June 18th, a double
BAPTISM — cousins — grand-
children ’öf Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hannesson. JAMES ROBERT,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Hannesson of Davis, Calif.; and
LINDA JEAN, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Henderson of
Richmond, Calif. Congratula-
tion.
-f
On June 20th there is a Con-
flict! Oil and Marion are having
a bang-up Bar-B-Q in their
garden with a host of friends. —
Maybe this is Oli’s send-off
Party. — On the same date we
are having a Family Reunion
at 1152 Laurel Street. Sorry we
can’t be at two place at the same
time! But Oli has promised to
make it up to us on his return,
from Iceland!
-f
On June 23, GWEN ALBERT
is leaving for Europe! She won
a Scholarship with the MAR-
SHALL-PLAN - IN - ACTION, a
Summer Training School Aboad
sponsored by the University of
Vermont in cooperation with our
State Department. She will be
gone until sometime in Sept. We
rejoice with Gwen in this honor
and wish her the best of every-
thing enroute.
-f
Two representatives from Ice-
land have arrived to attend the
International Labor Conference
—ILO— scheduled these days in
S.F. They are:- Jonas Gudmund-
son and Jon Olafson, both stay-
ing at the Sir Francis Drake
Hotel. Come and meet them on
the 27th.
-f
At our JULY PICNIC —25th—
if Dr. H. Sigmar of Vancouver
is with us, there will be a Service
in the Icelandic language at 2pm
preceding the garden party at 3
o’clock. KINDEST GREETINGS
Sincerely yours,
Rev. and Mrs. S. O. Thorlaksson
— Mér þykir fyrir því að heyra
að konan þín hafi hlaupist á
brott með bezta vini þínum —
þú hlýtur að sakna hans.
-f
— Eg get vel skilið, að þú hafir
verið taugaóstyrkur, þegar þú
baðst hennar, en það hefir þó
ekkert verið hjá taugaóstyrk
hennar áður en þú gerðir það.
-f
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fengið mikið fé fyrir bækurnar
sem þú hefir skrifað, en þú verð-
ur að játa, að þ úhefir ekki
skrifað neitt sem lifir.
Skáldið: — Ef til vill ekki. En
þegar ég legg fyrir mig þá spurn
ingu hvort eigi að lifa, ég sjálf-
ur eða verk mín, hika ég aldrei
við að halda áfram á þessari
braut.
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