Souvenir Program of District 6 Convention in Eureka in June 1956

Reproduced here are the cover and 23 of the 31 pages of the Souvenir Program for the Sons of Norway District 6 convention held in Eureka, California, from Wednesday, June 20, through Sunday, June 24, 1956.  Eureka's Sons of Norway Fram Lodge No. 13 hosted this 3rd convention of the Sixth District.


Souvenir Program Cover 

Supreme President's Greetings - Gerhaard N. Sonnesyn, Supreme President - p. 1.

Page 2 "Did you know..."

"The Sons of Norway Story" - p. 3.

Message from the President - S. C. Roinestad, President, Dist. No. 6 - p. 4.

Greetings from Your Host Lodge - Fram No. 13 - p. 5

My Greetings - Paul Knudsen, General Director, Supreme Lodge - p. 6

District Officers, Dist. 6 - p. 7.

"Greetings!" - Cecile Gimle, Convention Committee Chair & Curt R. Anderson, President, Fram #13 - p. 8

Installing Officer Knudsen & Fram #13 Drill Team - p. 9.

Initiating Officer Marcus Karlstad & Fram #13 Bowling Team - p. 10

Charter Members of Fram #13 - p. 11.

Greetings from San Fernando Valley Lodges (#50) & Norrona Junior Lodge (pictured) - p. 12

Greetings from Richmond's Andrew Furuseth #49 (Viking Hall pictured) - p. 13.

Greetings from Ronneberg family of S.F.'s Henrik Ibsen #7 - p. 14.

Greetings from 6th District Organizers, Haugerud, Karlstad & Jacobson - p. 15

CONVENTION PROGRAM, left side - center page.

CONVENTION PROGRAM, right side - center page.

Greetings from San Francisco's Henrik Ibsen #7 - p. 18

Clean-Up Committee, Eureka's Fram #13 - p. 19

Greetings from Oakland's Bjornstjerne Bjornson #14 - p. 20.

Greetings from Sacramento's Roald Amundsen #48 - p. 21.

L.A.'s Peer Gynt #22 greetings + greetings from Ole J. Ronneberg, Dist. 6 Counselor - p. 28.

Greetings from Santa Rosa's Freya #62 - p. 30. 

Not shown are other pages of greetings (none with photos) from San Jose's Nordahl Grief #52, Modesto's Garborg #56, San Pedro's Ulabrand #24, Vallejo's Victory #43, San Diego's Valhalla #25, Long Beach's Fridtjof Nasen #9, Hayward's Snorre #61, Vista's Norge #60, Santa Barbara's Ivar Aasen #45, Santa Cruz's Redwood #10, Redwood City's Welhaven #57, and Pomona's Sundjford #65.


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