Lögberg-Heimskringla - 21.11.1980, Blaðsíða 3

WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 21, NÓVEMBER 1980-3
Elsti borgari íslands Halldóra Bjarnadóttir orðin 107 ára
Halldóra Bjarnadóttir í veislunni
sem kvenfélagskonur á Blönduósi
héldu henni á afmælisdaginn.
Myndina tók Sigursteinn
Guðmundsson yfirlæknir á Héraðs-
hælinu.
Elsti núlifandi íslendingurinn, Hall-
dóra Bjarnadóttir varð 107 ára 14. okt-
óber s.l. Ekki er vitað til að nokkur Is-
lendingur hafi fyrr náð svo háum aldri.
Halldóra dvelst nú á Héraðshælinu á
Blönduósi og í tilefni dagsins efndu
kvenfélagskonur á Blönduósi til af-
mælisveislu í Héraðshælinu fyrir Hall-
dóru. Kom Halldóra sjálf þar í hjóla-
Iceland Canadian
Frón
social evening
Icelandic Canadian Frón Social
Evening to be held on Saturday Nov-
ember 29 at 8 p.m. at the Deer Lodge
Community Club No«th/East Linwood
and Bruce. $5.00 per person.
For tickets call Pat Bjornson
632-0444, Bill Perlmutter 774-4720 or
Norma Kristjanson 888-2139.
60th Wedding Anniversary
continued from page 1
two events. In 1920, western pioneer
parents were there. In 1980, the great-
grandchildren of these pioneers are
here. Also, today's celebration is on
the 9th of November (one day early).
I know that Mother and Dad
treasure the statement made by David
Richardson when he spoke on behalf of
the grandchildren on the occasion of
their 50th Wedding Anniversary. What
he said in part, I am sure he would
agree, should be said again today, and I
quote:
"We have been very fortunate that
our grandparents live in the same city.
Throughtout the years they have
played an active part in our lives and
aided our development. They have at-
tended school closings, sports events,
and out of school activities. Even when
it was not convenient they made us
feel that it was the very thing they
wanted to be doing at that time."
It is small wonder that these past six-
ty years have been happy and rewar-
ding years. Those of us here today ad-
mire the thoughtfulness and devotion
which Mother and Dad have had for
each other.
There are other qualities which they
shared with their family and their
many friends. In our family home, as
in our grandparents' homes on both
sides of the family, there was active
participation in community affairs as
well as keen interest in books and lear-
ning, in music, in travel and a great af-
fection for animals.
There was a great awareness of one's
cultural background. Three young
grandchildren (David, Hartley and
Derek) were taken to their country of
origin by their grandfather, who later
in 1974, addressed the government
and people of Iceland on behalf of the
government and people of Canada to
commemorate the arrivals of the first
settlers in Iceland in 874.
The love of books and learning was
evident outside the home by Mother's
twelve years on the Board of Gover-
nor's at the University of Winnipeg . . .
There was always music in the
home, as manifest by the sweet (and
sometimes not so sweet!) sounds of the
violin, the piano, and of singing.
Mother and’ Dad shared a great in-
terest in other countries of the world
and travelled extensively. The far East
Dr. and Mrs. Paul H.T. Thorlakson
held a special attraction because Dad's
brother, our Uncle Tavi, was a mis-
sionary in Kobe, Japan, and Mother's
sister, our Aunt .Florence, taught
school in Canton and Shanghai. This
legacy has continued. Tannis an
George travel extensively to all parts of
the world. Bob and Fran as well as Lor-
na and I lived for five years in Britain.
The grandchildren have iived for
various periods in France, Switzerland,
Australia, Italy, and now England.
But perhaps the greatest virtue of the
couple we honor today was their
respect and love of people — their
close friends, colleagues, and good
neighbours ..."
Lögberg-Heimskringla adds its
warmest congratulations to Dr. and
Mrs. Thorlakson.
stól, brosti við gestum sínum, og skál-
aði við þá, en sagði lítið, enda hætt að
heyra það sem við hana er sagt. Henni
bárust fjöldi heillaóska víðsvegari að.
Halldóra er sannkölluð kvenréttinda-
kona. Þótt ekki tæki hún á starfsárum
sínum beinan þátt í kvenréttinda-
hreyfingunni hefur hún sýnt með starfi
sínu, hugsjónum og baráttumálum að
andi kvenréttindanna hefur fylgt henni
alla tíð. Hún á að baki viðburðaríka og
merka ævi. Hún Komst til mennta,
lærði í Noregi, gerðist kennari, ferðað-
ist víða hélt fyrirlestra og námskeið og
flutti með sér ýmsar nýjungar inn í
skólana. Ritstörf Halldóru eru einnig
umfangsmikil en of langt yrði að telja
það allt hér.
Haldið var á íslandi að Halldóra væri
elst allra Skandinava en svo er ekki.
Elst mun vera Karolina Nilsson frá
Regnér í Svíþjóð, 108 ára að aldri. í
Danmörku, Noregi og Finnlandi á
Halldóra jafnaldra (einn í hverju landi)
en elsti núlifandi Færeyingurinn er
aðeins 105 ára. Og samtals eru þessir
sex elstu borgarar Skandinavíu 643 ára
að aldri.
Kristjánsson honoured
TRAINN H. KRISTJÁNSSON
(left) of Winnipeg, flashes a broad
smile as he receives the first per-
sonal achievement award confer-
red by the University of Minnesota
— Crookston Alumni Association.
A native of Iceland, Kristjansson
was honored for his career ac-
complishments as a successful
restaurateur in Winnipeg and else-
where since his gráduation from
UMC in 1972. While a student who
emigrated from Reykjavik original-
ly, Kristjansson majored in restaur-
ant and food service management.
Presenting the coveted award at
the first ever alumni recognition
banquet, held on the éve of Home-
coming weekend, was UMC Pro-
vost S.D. Sahlstrom.
Heimildir um Vilhjálm Stefánsson
Vilhjálmur Josephson frá Victoria
B.C. heimsótti Winnipeg fyrr í haust og
var þá á heimleið frá Háskóla Norður
Dakóta í Grand Forks þar sem hann
var viðstaddur afhjúpun á höggmynd
Vilhjálmur Josephson
af móðurbróður sínum, Vilhjálmi Stef-
ánssyni landkönnuði.
Vilhjálmur er fæddur og uppalinn í
Saskatchewan, en hefur nú í mörg ár
búið í Victoria B.C.
Hann hefur lagt mikla rækt við
minningu hins fræga móðurbróður
síns, Vilhjálms Stefánssonar og safnað
bréfum, skjölum og myndum og
öðrum heimildum varðandi ævi hans
og störf. Afhenti hann Háskóla Norður
Dakóta þetta safn við ofangreint
tækifæri, til geymslu.
Þá hefur Vilhjálmur sjálfur gert og
látið prenta gullfalleg veggspjöld með
myndum og annálsgreinum ýmiss
konar um ævi Vilhjálms Stefánssonar
auk fallegra postulínsdiska með
greyptum myndum. Sýndi Vilhjálmur
Josephson Lögbergi-Heimskringlu þá
vinsemd að gefa blaðinu nokkur sýnis-
horn af listaverkum sínum og munu
myndir af þeim birtast innan tíðar.
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