ADVERTISEMENTS 
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Cradle of Pennsylvania in which is pre¬ 
sented the proposal that Little Tinicnm 
Island be incorporated in a Governor Printz 
Park, and that the main highway between 
Philadelphia and Washington bear the name 
of the first white ruler within the bounds of 
Pennsylvania. Miss Greta Torpadie, in 
Swedish costume of yellow, red, and gold, 
sang a number of folk songs, and the choir of 
the Old Swedes Church in Philadelphia, 
Gloria Dei, sang the national songs of both 
countries. 
Among the organizations represented by 
the delegates were the American Catholic 
Historical Society, the American Philosoph¬ 
ical Society, the American-Scandinavian 
Foundation, the Colonial Dames of America, 
the Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, the 
Friends Historical Society, the Historical 
Society of Pennsylvania, the Society of 
Colonial Wars, the Society of Mayflower De¬ 
scendants, and the Swedish Colonial Society. 
The Foundation was represented by John G. 
Bergquist, Vice-president of the Board, and 
the Secretary. 
A Relic of the Susquehanna Indians 
Albert Cook Myers, author of numerous 
narratives of early Pennsylvanian history, has 
sent to the Review a reprint from the Bul¬ 
letin of the Friends Historical Society en¬ 
titled “A Relic from the Susquehanna Indi¬ 
ans.” This relic is a bronze knife handle in 
the form of “a gentleman huntsman in plumed 
hat with a gun resting in front of him and a 
dog squatting in back.” It is supposed that 
this diminutive figure was the price paid by a 
Dutch trader for a bundle of beaver skins 
which might otherwise have gone to a trader 
from the Swedish settlement at Tinicum. 
“The beaver,” Mr. Myers remarks, “may be 
said to be raison d’etre of the first settlements 
on the Delaware. The Dutch and the 
Swedes, the earliest settlers there, came over 
for the valuable peltries of this little animal.” 
Scandinavian Society in Texas 
The University of Texas has a thriving 
Scandinavian society which has been in exist¬ 
ence eight years. Meetings are held every 
month at the houses of the members. Last 
year a series of interesting meetings had 
Selma Lagerlof’s books as the topic of dis¬ 
cussion. This year the programmes have 
been of a more miscellaneous character. 
Readings have been given, and discussions of 
current events have alternated with those on 
literature. Two of the most successful events 
of the year have been musical recitals at 
which a number the greatest Northern 
composers have been interpreted. 
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