SWEDISH DAY.
September 28, 1898.
From all parts of the west the Swedes gathered to celebrate their day at the
Exposition. The exercises were held at the Auditorium at 10:30 A.M. The
program consisted of the following:
Music . . . Omaha Concert Band.
Address of Welcome . . General Manger T.S. Clarkson.
Response . . . . Rev. P.J. Sward,
President of the Augustana Synod.
Oration . . . . Prof. O. Olsson,
President Augustana College.
Music . . . Vocal Solo.
By Miss Edna Lund.
Original Poem . . . Read by Prof. Ludwig Holmes.
of Burlington, Iowa.
© 1998 Omaha Public Library
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