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Americans,Glad of ItForeign Born Have Big Day At Animal PicnicSeated in one group at the News-Herald Farm and Home picnic yesterday, at Convention hall* were noticed Mr* and Mrs. Gust Beltz of Mt. Hope* he from Russia, she from Germany* Martin Mullen. 316 East 13th* from Ireland; Mr, and Mrs. Oscar Fagor-qulst, Hutchinson, from Sweden; . Mrs. Bertha Hallman of Hudson, from Switzerland; Mrs. E. Winter, Nickerson, from Copenhagen. Denmark; Sid Cook of Abbyville, from » Gloucestershire, England; Mr. and Mrs* L. A, Callaia of Haven, from France; and William , Rueble* Haven, from Hanover,. Germany.And on the stage within ten minutes were singers, Instrumen-. tal musicians, readers and other entertainers from a dozen differ--ent hatibbalitleS. *........All Have Active Part '■ • Mr; and Mrs. August Valdots of Haven sang songs they leann^d .in their native France; Harry Gianakon, a Greek boy. played the violin; John Gaede. native of , north Russia, sang a song of the . Russian steppes; Lavange Skal-icky, of Wilson, a charming Bohemian girl, gave a rending in that language; • Harold Patrick, Swedish boy of Lindsborg, gave ‘.a cornet solo; Helen, Anna and Ardeen Johnson of Punkin Cen-; ter, little Swedish girls, gave a vocal trio; Stephen Stringos, a Greek boy, Ellis Pina, a little . Mexican, Wayne Yee, a Chinese boy, Sylvester Morns, Negro; Dr. : Birger Sandzen, famous artist of Ltndsborg, born in Sweden; Father D, M. Eeidy, Irish Catholic priest; Rev. Alfred Bergin, Swfedish Lutheran, minister of Lindsborg; Lamar Hajek, Bohem-:ian singer of Lost Springs, Kas„ . in Czech songs; Frank W» Robl, German sportsman of Ellinwood, '.authority on banding of wild ducks: Oscar Dudley, Irish verse writer; Frank Bayne, policeman, .‘singing Irish songs; and L Gottlieb, Russian Jew, singing a Jewish hymn—those were some taking part that made the program at Convention hall a decidedly international one in character. ;And yet decidedly American, too, Vfor all participating are loyal Americans.And then a tableau in Indian costume, staged by the Pocahontas ; lodge* added a co3orful touch, as : there was enacted a campfire scene with the Indian interpretation of the Twenty-third Psalra, Flags Of Many NationsAcross the top of the stage were strung flags of many na-„ lions* loaned for the occasion by Fred Fargeter of Pretty Prairie, native of England* and .world traveler.Russians and Scandinavians sat side by side at the picnic. Germans and French danced together. Czechs and Poles ate together. Catholic, Lutheran, Mention! te, Hebrew participated on the same worship program.It couldn't happen anywhere in the world, hardly, excepting in the United States of America.•; Thank God for America” was the sentiment of songs; the theme of talks; the thought in prayers.in§Pitnu.CofrcagiThfitin*\vl*hape«Pildo'iowi
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Hutchinson News
Hutchinson, Kansas, US
Fri, Feb 02, 1940
Page 10
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