Names from the program for the 1925 commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first Swedish Settlers in Minnesota

   
Program In Commemoration
of the SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the 
FIRST SWEDISH SETTLERS IN MINNESOTA 
and the
NORTHWEST

June 23rd and 24th, 1925

AT

SCANDIA, MINNESOTA

under the auspices of the

SWEDISH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
ELIM CHURCH

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Rev. A. J. Malmquist       Henry A. Johnson
John A. Peterson

June 23 2:00 P.M.

MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE
MINNESOTA CONFERENCE

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD:

8:00 P.M.--MEMORIAL SERVICE

Invocation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - -Rev. Oscar Sandahl

Song - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Elim Church Choir

        Address in Swedish - "the Patrimony our Pioneers brought with them to this country       
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    Dr. C. J. Petri

Song - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Scandia Male Chorus

     Address in Swedish - "How we the children of the Pioneers have transplanted this Patrimony on American soil" - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. O. J. Johnson
  

 JUNE 24 10:00 A.M.

Full Liturgical Service  - - - - - - - Dr. C. J. Petri, Dr. O.J. Johnson, Dr. C. B. L. Boman

Song - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Elim Church Choir

Sermon in English - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. Peter Peterson

Song - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Elim Church Choir

Sermon in Swedish - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. P. A. Mattson

2:00 P.M.
Music furnished by Chicago Lake Band, Paul Bloom, Director

I

Song, "America" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -By the Audience

Invocation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rev. E. E. Rydeen

Address for the County - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hon. Reuben G. Thoreen

Address for the State - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Governor Theodore Christianson

Song - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Women's Missionary Society of Minneapolis

II

GREETINGS

Synod - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. Peter Peterson

Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. P. A. Mattson

District - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Rev. M. L. Larson

Augustana College and Theological Seminary- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. Theo. Ekblad

Gustavus Aldolphus College - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Dr. O. J. Johnson

Minnesota Historical Society - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Dr. Solon J. Buck

Benediction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. J. A. Krantz

III

4:00 P.M.

Auto Procession to the Memorial Stone and its Rededication

Placing of Wreath

Dedicatory Poem by Dr. E. Lund

Music by the Bank

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