Árdís - 01.01.1958, Page 6

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ÁRDÍ S
Dedication Service at
bunrise
By GISSUR ELIASSON
There was a two-fold purpose inherent in the Dedication Ser-
vice conducted at the Sunrise Camp on July 6. By their very nature
these two functions belonged together for the one which constituted
the official opening of the very attractive new building which had
been donated to the camp by the I.O.G.T. lodges Hecla and Skuld
looked to the future by increasing the present accommodations
and facilities, while the other part of the dedication service was
directed to the past inasmuch as it consisted of the unveiling of a
beautiful memorial plaque, in tribute to those who had devoted
their efforts to the building up of the camp while serving on the
Board of Directors.
The service was humble and unadorned. It was a service that
eminated from the heart rather than the lips. Gathered together
for this brief hour of devotion were people from near and far who
in some instances had to plough through heavy rain-soaked roads
to participate in a ceremony with which they were vitally and
personally concerned. Here also had come a sizable group of the
Hecla and Skuld members. They were the special guests invited
by the Camp Committee in appreciation of the valuable donation
which they had made to the camp. Mr. S. O. Bjerring, in his usual
clear, kindly manner, spoke of this gift in his address which appears
elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Johann T. Beck, speaking on behalf of
the Good Templars with admirable conviction related how his or-
ganization had always endeavoured to support those causes that
were engaged in worthwhile service towards the betterment of
the society wherein they functioned. Among these institutions he
placed our beloved Betel and our Sunrise Camp, thereby bene-
fitting the old and the young.
Miss Inga Bjarnason, the versatile Director of the Camp, added
greatly to the impressiveness of the service with her beautiful
vocal solo and Mrs. Florence Ducharme, her accompanist also ac-
companied the hymn singing which the congregation participated