Tímarit Þjóðræknisfélags Íslendinga - 01.01.1943, Page 166

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TÍMARIT ÞJÓÐRÆKNISFÉLAGS ÍSLENDINGA
Þá kom á þingið Árni G. lögmaður
Eggertson, las hann upp kveðju og
heillaósk til þingsins frá “The Icelandic
Canadian Club” og lagði þar næst fram
skýrslu þeirrar deildar. Var skýrslan
á ensku.
Annual Report of the Icelandic
Canadian Club
■ The Icelandic Canadian Club has a
membership of some 110 of which a
goodly portion are serving in His
Majesty’s Forces which accounts for the
fact that our athletic and social activi-
ties have been somewhat curtailed dur-
ing the past year. However, we had our
annual picnic which was held at City
Park one Sunday afternoon last July
and was enjoyed by a large turnout of
our members. Much thanks is owing
to our active committee headed by Mr.
W. S. Jónasson.
We have monthly meetings during
the winter months commencing in
October and continuing until May when
activities cease for the summer months.
We have had these meetings on the
second Sunday evening of each month
in the Antique Tea Rooms in the Ender-
ton Building, and we invite you to join
us at any time. There is always good
entertainment and much business to
transact.
Although many of our members are
not able to join in our activities we feel
that much progress has been made dur-
ing the past year of which the chief
highlights are the publication of our
quarterly magazine, “The Icelandic Can-
adian” and the change of name in our
organization from “Junior Icelandic
League” to “Icelandic Canadian Club.”
A change from adolescence to manhood.
In the establishment and publication
of “The Icelandic Canadian” we feel that
a major step has been taken by our
organiation, and its reception by the
public has far exceeded our expecta-
tions. We have been very fortunate in
the composition of our Ecjitorial Board
and business management, which are
as foilows:
1. Editor-in-Chief, Laura Goodman
Salverson
2. Associate Editor, Stefan Hansen
3. Associate Editor, Helen Sigurdson
4. Associate Editor, Judge W. J. Lindal
5. Associate Editor, J. G. Johannson
6. Circulation Manager, Hjálmur F.
Danielson
7. Business Manager, Miss Grace
Reykdal
8. War Effort Manager, G. Finnbogason
9. Social Correspondent, Mrs. H. J.
Lindal
In additon we have arranged for the
services in an unofficial capacity of Dr.
Richard Beck and Dr. S. J. Johannesson.
If you have not had an opportunity
of reading our magazine, I would point
out that its policy consists of five points
which are as follows:
1. To asist in making the things of
value in our Icelandic heritage a liv-
ing part of ourselves as Canadian
citizens and thus improve the quality
of our contribution to the distinctively
Canadian pattern.
2. To provide an instrument bý
which the children of the ever in-
creasing mixed marriages may be
reached, and through which we would
seek to instil in them a better know-
ledge and a keener appreeiation of
our heritage.
3. To provide a means wherebý
Canadians of Icelandic extraction,
pure or mixed, can become better ac-
quainted with each other and thus
strengthen the common bond of the
past which in itself will strengthen
the common bond of the future in the
larger Canadian scene.
4. To stimulate greater effort bý
making known to our readers the con-
tributions of Icelandic Canadians t°
the highest and best types of citizen-
ship.
5. To place before the people a^
Canada and particularly the other
ethnic groups our interpretation 01
the position we should take as Can-
adian citizens, and thus contribute to
Canadian unity by helping to form a
common basis of approach.