Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.08.1981, Blaðsíða 11

WINNIPEG, HÁTÍÐARBLAÐ 1981-11
"Ein helsta hátíð sem haldin
er í Manitóba", segir
Snorri Jónasson um
íslendingadaginn
t&e þUco*
on first avenue - Gimli
Dining Room &
Cocktail Lounge
''íslendingadagsnefnd hefur unn- annar félagsskapur". Þetta voru orð
ið meira til framgangs íslenskri Snorra Jónassonar, en hann átti sæti
í Islendingadagsnefnd í 15 ár um
miðbik aldarinnar. Snorri var forseti
íslendingadagsins 1955 og á ekkert
nema góðar endurminningar um þá
hátíð. Aðsókn var þá sem fyrr og
síðar með miklum ágætum.
Ekki vill Snorri mæla með
breytingum á Íslendingaagshátíð
inni frá því sem nú er. Hann minnist
þó með söknuði íslensku skáldanna
sem settu mikinn svip á dagskrána.
Minnist hann sérstaklega manna
eins og Guttorms J. Guttormssonar
og Gísla Jónssonar.
Snorri bendir á að Islend-
ingadagurinn sé ein af helstu ,
hátíðum sem haldnar eru í :
Manitóba á ári hverju og er mjög
bjartsýnn á framtíð hans.
COMPLIMENTS OF
LUNDARPHARMACY
KEITH and DAVILYN EYOLFSON
menningu hér vestra en nokkur
Snorri Jónasson
A Festival
to remember
MtESCRlPTIONS, DRUGS, COSMET1CS
COMPLETE VETERINARY SUPPUES
GIFTWARES, STATIONERY, CONFECTIONERY
PHONE 762-5431 LUNDAR, MAN.
COMPLIMENTS OF . . .
Brian Jákobson, one of the
past presidents of the Icelandic
Festival reminisces about the
1972 Celebration
As far as the weather was con-
cerned, the 1972 Icelandic Festival
was a minor disaster. Pouring rain
made it impossible to stage an out-
door event.
At nine o’clock in the morning it
was obvious that we were in for a
bad day, so the Committee decided
to move the formal program into the
Park Pavillion, cancel the sports
events, but try to get the parade go-
ing.
The Reykjavík City Band,
(Lúðrasveit Reykjavíkur), in the
true Icelandic tradition, carried the
parade. The band members played
throughout the entire route even
though, on occasion, they had to
empty their instruments of rain-
water.
The balance of the day went off
reasonably well, but I kept
remembering my father on the day
he was president of the Icelandic
Brian Jakobson.
Festival and that the same thing had
happened to him.
If the presidency has any bearing
on the inclement weather condi-
tions, it will be a long time before
another Jakobson is elected to
preside over íslendingadagurinn.
ROBINSON STORES
FAMILY CLOTHING & VARIETY STORE
COFFEE BAR
GIMLI, MAN.
GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES
the
bestsellers
ra BLOCK BROS.
M REALTY
502-203 Portage Avenue,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Phone 943-6531
S.M. SIGMAR
General Manager, Manitoba Region