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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
SUMMER 1973
THE ANNUAL MEETING GF THE ICELANDIC
CANADIAN CLUB
This time the annual meeting was
held in May 23rd, in the basement
auditorium of the Monarch Life
Building as the year before.
Vice-President Ted Arnason chair
ed ithe meeting, and read the pres-
ident’s report, in the absence of Dr.
John Matthiasson who was then on an
educational mission in the U.S.A.
Dr. Will Kristjanson reported on
our efforts during the year to get a
grant from Ottawa for publishing two
anthologies in 1975. So far we have
not been granted nearly all that we
hoped for; but further efforts are to
be made.
Treasurer John Johannson reported
that our funds in the two bank ac-
counts now total $602—a drop of some
$225 from last year; but $200 of that is
accounted for by our gift to the West-
man Island Disaster Fund.
A grant of $50.00 was authorized to
the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba (1s-
lendingadagurinn) also an honor-
arium of $100 to our treasurer.
Will Kristjanson and John Samson
reported on behalf of the Icelandic
Canadian magazine. It appears that our
magazine has achieved far-flung ac-
ceptance and popularity. Its finances,
too, seem iin a healthy state, due in
large part to the good work of Valdi
Reykdal, its advertising solicitor.
Three new books have been added
to our library during the year: Land-
namabok (in English translation), The
Story of Washington Island, and a bio-
graphy of Ami Magnusson. These, and
our other books, can now be borrowed
at the home of Will Kristjanson, 1117
Wolseley Avenue.
It was decided to have our next an-
nual banquet and dance at the Fort
Garry Hotel on April 19, 1974.
After the election of a new executive,
all those present were invited to the
home of Ted Arnason, where they
spent the rest of the evening with good
coffee and good talk.
The executive for 1973-74 is as fol-
lows:
Past President—J. Tim Samson.
President—Dr. John Matthiasson.
Vice-Prsident—Ted Arnason.
Secretary—H. J. (Dori) Stefansson.
Treasurer—John Johannson.
Other Members:
Caroline Gunnarson
Mattie Halldorson
Mrs. Hrund Skulason
Mrs. Lauga Sveinson
Bill Helgason
Ken Kristofferson
Dr. Will Kristjanson, Editor-in-
Chief of the Icelandic Canadian Mag-
azine, and John V. Samson, Business
Manager, are members ex-officio.
-H. J. S.