1913

SOUVENIR PROGRAM

NINTH ANNUAL SANGERFEST

PACIFICfiYSTENS NORSfiE

SANGERFORBUND

AUGUST 30-31, S EPTEMBER 1, 1913

SPOfiANE, WASHINGTON

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BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE P. N. S. F.

.In al!llo~t eyer\, cilY. t o\\, 1l <) r hamlet ill \'oJ"\\'ay ra il h (; foulld ,'rg-alliz ed Silll.!:ill~ ·S()ci~ti(;:-;. who l' o lltrilJllte lllu c h lr)\\'ard keeping th e hig'h standard of patrioti ,;m and 101'(:: l(lr Ih "i r country. .\nd the ~or\\Tgian :-;om; and c1a11g·htn:-;. \\·h u h an:: e migrated 10 Ihi:-; country. halT aho hrOll.l(hl \\ 'ith Ihem Ihi s gTeat lo\'l:: io r song ;,n<l 1l1u:-;ic. a~ a Irea"ure to h e chcri"hed alld maill ia illed. .I n the Celltral State:-;.\\·hcre o ur pl't)pk arc \'C ry 1111 III l·rOll:-;. ther e h<1\' e h ee n organized S ill g ill g Socil'lic~. :-;imilar to th,);.;e ill our .\Iother COUllirL \'or\\'a\'. III ;.;e\'lTal o i Ih e lan..:'Cr ci li c;.; 0 11 th e 1'acific Coa;.;t lo'c a l \'or\\' ~gi a ll Singing' S(Jcieti('~ h;;\ e I) r(; n in cxi;.;t­ a n cc for 1l1allV \·ca r s . Inn n o ~v:-; t e lllatic e li'ort ha d h ee n made t o 0 1'­ ga ni zc the diA- c ~cnt Singing Sc~ciCl i cs inlo a Sall~eri()rhund.

Th e n e cc~:-;it)' for "uch an o rg'C1llizali o n l)('c<llllc more apparellt each year. and in th e SU1l111lcr of I ()02. '\[r. I" . . \. T 01l1tc . oi I' o rtland. ()re~2:on. hroached thc idc a. \\' hich \\'a~ iaw)rahlv r ecci\'cd bv th e di f­ fc r c;ll Sing'ing' Soci eti e;.; . . \ m ed ing' \\a,.; ,.;ct f;J r . \ugu;.;t 2C)lh. ItJG:? al St'attle. \\·ashingt o n. for th e a b o n : Illl'ntioned purpos e.

Tlw UlllCOIllC of Ihi,.; Ill ec tin g \\·a;.; th c organiz;1lion of "The~\or­ II'cg-i;'ln Sin~er< . \;.;,.;ocia ti o n of the I'aciflc Coa~i." :\Ir. J o hn \' o r ­ man . o f !i\·e relt. \\ ·a:-;hingt o n . \\'as chu,,;cll I'rc ~ id l' nt (>f the .\,.;,.;oc ia­ li o n : .\. J. Tllllland. o j Seattle. \\ · a~hinglOn. ~l'C1Ttar.\·: Dr. _\. O. Lnc. Trea,.;urer: l{ e\, . Ca rl o . \. Sperali. of Taco ma. \\ · a~hin~ton. II-as chosen .\lll:-;ic<I1 Dircctor in C hief.

The fir,.;1 Sangcric:; t \\'as h e ld in I-;:\,nd t. \\ ·a,.;hillgt u n . o n the lirst. second and Ihird days of _\ng1lSl. ]<)03. a nd lllet \\'ith grcat ~: lll'l' C S~ ill enT)' resp ec t.

The ~CC()lld Annllal Sall,t.;crfe st \\a,.; held in Sea ttle. \\ ·a ,.;hing-toll. frolll Ihe 30th oi .Jllly 10 Ihl' ],.;t of . \l1g·l1,.;t. I ()O-1-.

Th e lhird :\llnllal Sa ngnic,.;t \\a,.; h e ld in r'urtlalld. ()re~-()n. frU1l1 th e 2(i th 10 th e 2~ th o f _\u12:ll s t . dlll'in~ th e Le\\·i;.; and C lark Ex jJOS i ti Oil. Th e fOllrth .\nll11al Sang-eric;;t \\ ' a~ hcld in Taro 11la. \\ ·as hin g ton. l'rull1 the 2(Jlh 11) the 2Rt h of .-\Ug·Il "1. IC)O(). Th ese co n ce rt,: prell- ed a lllos t decid ed SllCCCS;';.

The 11flh _\llllual Srtl1r~' erfest \\<1"; h('ld at .\..;t,)ri a. Oregon. alld \\a::; iI nT.'· ;';\I<;c(,.;:-;f\ll affa ir . marked \\' ith Slc<I( ly gT()\\'lh ill the lllllll ­

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The ,;iqh Sa ngedc,.;t \\'a:-; h e ld .\l1g11,.;t. I()O~ . in co nn rc ti on \\ilh th e ;\or\\'ay J) ay al tlll~ Alaska - Y l1k o ll - l'a c ific .Expositi o ll. a nd it cclip,.; e d the o lhcr Sallgeriest:-; ill se\'(~ral \\'ay,.;. c,.;pcci a ll y as to at ­ (c ndanc e a t the concen,.;. O n ;\on\'ay J)ay therc \I'ere O\'er -1-0.000 jJ cop le to thc cS]lu,;ition. o r about 1.;.000 111 0 re than Ih e n o rmal 1111111 Ix r . and thol1:-;and" of them wc r e pre,.;('nt at (he COllc e rt .'; gi\'cn a t th e g r ea t natura l amphitheatre 0 11 the expo,.;itio n gro ul1 cI:-;.

TIll" ;;c \'c nt!t Sang-erlest \\·a,.; held at E111'cka. C alifornia. a l1d s tand s a;.; o n c of g- r cal \ l1 cce~~ and unpa ra llel e d ho,.; pitaliIY .

Th c e ig h(h S ang e rfl'~t II-as h e ld in EHTctt. \\ ·a:-;hin g t()n .

Th e S iand wood day \\·ill lle\'Cr h e forgottcn. Th e p eople oi Stall<!\\'O()<! took us by :-;p ec ial train t o their heantiful city. They en­ lnl ai n ed abuut -1-.000' peo ple that d ay and th c COncert and spccc h es \\·ill C\,('r r e m a in a plea:-;ant 1l1 e 1l1ory. .'\t '[\·e r e tl. Spokane cxtcnded an il1\'itatioll t o e nl e rtain the nin t h Sang<:'rfe,.;t. The im-it at io n \\'a,.; h ca rtily r e c e il'cd and acceptc'c1.

I'arl ic u la r praisc is du e lo () l1 r p op ular Dirc cto r -ill -C hi e f. I'rof .

Ca rl o .\ . Spcrali. \\'ho has been a lea din g ,.;pirit c\'(~r ;.;illce Ol1r Sa l1­ g'criorlJl1lld \\'a " ;.;ta rted.

Th e loca l Soc icty ;\ordh'sel \\·a;.; fo und e d ah o llt six \'('a r s ago hI' C. .\ 1W. , I'(' t e r;.; o n . \\:ho ior <~h(ll1t t\\' o a nd onc-half .I'car~ \\· a;.; it ;.; Di­ rector. Thc pre,,;c l1t Directo r. I' roi. T . .\1. Drotning. i:-; the right man ill the rig-ht place. l.-1ll1c r h is able 1cader:-;hip lhe :-;ociely ,.;tan(I:-; a;.; o n e of the h c;.;t in the Sang·e rforlll1n<l. \\' e arc .~· Iad at [hi,.; till1 e to \\'ckoll1c three n ell' societies ill[o th c Sangcrforhulld: l1a1l1cl~ ' . " No rdkap." oi Somer,.;. :\[OI1t. : '·\· ikillg· ... o i G r ea t I:alls. .\l o n1.. and "\' o rdmaclld e lles." o[ .\llaco nda . .\Iont. "o r th c fir,.;t time in the hi:-;( o r~' o f the Sang'crfo rbund .\Ion[ana i,.; r e prc;.;c nl r<1 . .\n<l no\\' \\-e \\"i;.;h to exte11<1 the hand oi \\-e!come to \'011 all. \\' c ha \'(' look ed ia n\'arcl t o Ihi s occa,.;ion with- gTcat ex p Cc1.~ti o11 s. \Iay 0 111' Sa ng-erio rhllnd gro\\- ill ,.;trcng-th and l1nity and may the high ,.; talldard of ·.'\or,.;e Illll,.;i c alreadv attained he cheri,.;hed alld rnain­ ia il1 c ri.

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