The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1956, Page 20

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Summer 1956
emotional quality, eloquence and poet-
ic flight of the imagination. Its chal-
lenging and timely message is express-
ed in the following lines uttered by
the prophet who plays such a promin-
ent part in the drama:
“1 sannleikanum byr sigrandi gu$a-
mattur,
1 sverSi furstans deyjandi aldarhattur.”
Which may be paraphrased as follows:
“Inherent in truth is victorious divine
power, while the sword of the ruler
embodies the ways of a dying age.”
That idealistic and forward-looking
philosophy of life reverberates through
DaviS Stefansson’s poetry, and, there-
fore, I take leave of him on that high
note.
A prominent feature of the monster parade staged by the United Com-
mercial Travellers in connection with the annual fair and Jubilee Celebration
at Yorkton, Sask., last summer was a colorful Scandinavian float painstakingly
prepared under the supervision of Mrs. Christine Egilsson. The float, shown
in the picture here, brought forth many complimentary remarks from towns-
people and the press. The float was in the form of a Viking ship, authentically
modelled, with a falcon at the prow. Riding in the float were representatives of
the five Scandinavian countries, Iceland was represented by Miss Mavis Good-
man whose father, Jack Goodman, is Icelandic. She was attired in the formal
Icelandic costume known as “skautbuningur.” Representing Sweden was Miss
Mae Chilman while Miss Victoria Berg represented Norway, tier mother is Ice-
landic. The Danish flag was borne by Mrs. G. Perry who is of Icelandic
extraction. Finland was represented by Mrs. Erja Luross.