The Icelandic Canadian - 01.03.1968, Side 51

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Some 100 Icelanders and numerous
friends attended the Thorrablot cele-
bration in February of the Icelandic
Society of Chicago, Ill. Society pres-
ident Dr. Valur Egilsson, a Chicago
dentist, presided and the program in-
cluded a reception, banquet and
dance as well as a showing of the film
depicting the eruption and emergence
from the sea of volcanic Surtsey off
the south coast of Iceland.
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Skuli Johannsson was re-elected pres-
ident at the annual meeting in Febru-
ary of the Icelandic society Fr6n in
Winnipeg. Prof. Haraldur Bessason
was named vice-president, Pall Hallson
secretary, and Jochum Asgeirsson
treasurer. Gunnar Baldwinson was
named financial secretary, Hrund
Skulason assistant secretary, Heimir
Thorgrimson assistant treasurer and
Valdimar Laruson assistant financial
secretary.
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Dr. Valur Egilsson, dentist, was el-
ected president of the Icelandic Society
in Chicago, Ill., at the annual meeting
in January. Dr. Leifur Bjomsson, phys-
ician, was named vice-president, Paul,
Sveinbjorn Johnson, lawyer, secretary
and teacher Kristvin Helgason treas-
urer.
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Miss Lilja Stephenson was elected
president at the 20th annual meeting-
in October of the Victoria Icelandic
Women’s Club at Victoria, B.C. It is
the only Icelandic organization in the
city. Mrs. Sigridur (Sadie) Johnson
was named secretary and Mrs. Sara
Ormiston treasurer.
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Mr. and Mrs. Laugi Johnson of
Hnausa, Man., were honored on their
50th wedding anniversary at a gather-
ing in October in Hnausa Community
Hall. Present were seven of their nine
children, daughters Mrs. Thorey
Johnstone, Mrs. Christine Rutledge,
Mrs. Rosa Tomasson, Mrs. Evelyn
Bardarson, Mrs. Bernice Moroski and
Eleanor Johnson and son Marvin. Un-
able to attend were sons Wallace and
Eddie. The toast to Mr. and Mrs. John-
son was proposed by S. V. Sigurdson.
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Lillian Joan Sigurdson, a graduate
of the University of Manitoba, in Nov-
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