The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1961, Qupperneq 20

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Winter 1961
man presented President Asgeirsson
with an onyx desk pen set. President
Asgeirsson gave a short address.
The Icelandic community in British
Columbia looked forward with the
same keen anticipation to President
Asgeirsson’s visit evidenced at places
previously visited. On their arrival in
Victoria, after a journey by rail
through the Rocky Mountains, the
the presidential party was greeted by
Lieutenant-Governor George R. Pear-
kes, V.C., and Elonorable W. A. C.
Bennett, Premier of British Columbia.
That evening, a banquet was held at
the Empress Hotel, attended by about
seventy guests. The chairman was Jon
Sigurdson, Icelandic consul in British
Columbia. Addresses were given by
Mrs. Jakobina Johnson; Soffanias Thor-
kelsson, who expressed his appreciation
to the Canadian Government for in-
viting President Asgeirsson to visit
Wineland the Good, and the guest of
honor, President Asgeirsson.
Vancouver gave President Asgeirsson
and Mrs. Asgeirsson a warm reception.
Nearly 500 guests were present at the
banquet held in the Hotel Vancouver
on Saturday evening. The guests in-
cluded people from distant places such
as Bellingham, Seattle, Oakland and
San Francisco. The chairman was Mr.
L. H. Thorlaksson. Speakers included
Mayor A. T. Alsbury, of Vancouver,
and Dr. Norman M. McKenzie, Pres-
ident of the University of British Col-
umbia. Margaret Sigmar Davidson
sang “DraumalandiS” and “I Will Not
Sing Again”.
Picture taken in the Icelandic Lutheran Church, Vancouver. The children are: Linda, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Bell, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Salvason; Gunnar son of
Mr. and Mrs. Margeir Sigurdsson.