Tímarit Þjóðræknisfélags Íslendinga - 01.01.1953, Page 134

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TÍMARIT ÞJÓÐRÆKNISFÉLAGS ÍSLENDINGA
Icelandic National
League 1,600.00
$3,696.12
Credit Balance
Dec. 31, 1952 76.11
$3,772.23 $3,772.23
The above statement has been audited
and found correct.
Jóliann Th. Beck, Steindór Jakobsson,
Auditors
FormaSur dagskrárnefndar lagSi fram
tillögur nefndar sinnar og voru þær
studdar og samþykktar.
Slcýrsla dagskrárnefndar
Dagskrárnefnd leggur til, aS fylgt sé
hinni prentuíSu dagskrá þingsins, atS þvl
viíSbættu, aS fluttar vertSi kl. 11 f. h. á
þriiSjudaginn kveSjur frá Icelandic Can-
adian Club og Leifs Eirikssonar félaginu.
Verður dagslcráin þá á þessa leiiS:
1. Þingsetning
2. Ávarp forseta
3. Kosning kjörbréfanefndar
4. Skýrsiur embættismanna
5. Slcýrslur deilda
6. Sérstakar kveSjur
7. Skýrslur milliþinganefnda
8. Útbreiðslumál
9. Fjármál
10. FræiSslumál
11. Samvinnumál
12. Útgáfumál
13. Kosning embættismanna
14. Ný mál
15. ólokin störf og þingslit.
Ennfremur leggur nefndin til, aS bend-
ingum forseta um samvinnumál viS ísland,
útbreiSslu- og fræSslumál og um útgáfu-
inál, verSi vlsaS til hlutaSeigandi nefnda,
sem skipaSar verSa síSar á þinginu.
Á þjúSræknisþingi I Winnipeg,
23. febrúar 1953
Richard Beek
S. Einarsson
T. J. Gíslason
Milliþingiuiefnd í Leifs Eiríkssonar
minnisvarðainálinu
Grettir L. Jóhannsson skýrSi frá þvi, aS
föSur hans, Ásmundi P. Jóhannssyni, er
sæti ætti I nefndinni, hefSi borizt bréf frá
formanni hennar, GuSmundi Grímssyni
dómara I Bismarck, þar sem hann skýrir
frá mála vöxtum eins og nú standa sakir.
Fyigdi greinargerS hans bréf frá Thor
Thors sendiherra Islands I Washington-
Loks las Grettir grein eftir Grímsson
dómara um máliS, er birzt hafSi I Nord-
manden I Fargo 9. okt. 1952:
Feb. 19, l963
Mr. A. P. Johannson,
910 Palmerston Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada.
Dear Friend:
I note the approaching meeting of til0
Icelandic National League and presum®
a report should be given on behalf of the
Leif Eiriksson Committee.
We have not much to report. The Con-
gress of the United States has not aete
on the Leif Eiriksson resolution. 'The
reason is the amount of funds that the
Fine Arts Commission now thinks neceS'
sary for the building of the base. The las
estimate, I believe, was more than $20,00 •
Congress, under present conditions, is iot .
to appropriate money for anything exceP
urgent defense needs and for support 0
the government. Senator Young rep°rte
that if we could raise some $5,000
thought he might be able to persua ^
Congress to appropriate the balance o
whether we could do that or should un<te ,
take that now has been a doubt
question. There was a movement star
in the Bismarck lodge of the ®ons,.on
Norway to make a general solicitat
through them. Minister Thor Thors
of the opinion, however, that the 1 t
landers themselves should raise
money was necessary in addition to
United States appropriation and ad^Kne
that we wait until that could be °t]ie
so the campaign for the funds by
Sons of Norway was abandoned f°r ,t
present. That is about all I can rep
I wrote an article on the matter 'n J*e,
Normanden, a copy of which I en0, a
Towards the end of that article
report from the Mariners’ Museum s _
ing that the statue is spreading inf0.n jts
tion on Leif Eiriksson and Vinland
present temporary location. Some
bers of the committee, especially .ng
jalmur Stefansson think that it is v0llid
more good where it is than it ever teJ.
in Washington. That, however, is a m
of opinion.
c°n'
I shall be unable to attend th® g0lJ1e
vention and hope you will make
report of the matter to the con.'fon oí
for us. We will abide by any de01&n(i toV
the convention in the matter. Exte v0n-
greetings and best wishes to the c
tion.
Sincerely yours,
G. GRIMs0IJ'
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