Welcome to the
DANISH BROTHERHOOD VIKING LODGE # 342 !!
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Located in beautiful Bucks County, 10 mins. N. of Phila. and
convenient to eastern Pa. and southern NJ
Held at: Sons of Norway Building
187 State Rd., Bensalem, Pa. 19020
10 mins. from the Tacony Palmyra Bridge)
We'd like to extend an invitation to all who are interested in the Danish heritage to join us at one of our monthly meetings (except July and August). You don't have to be a Dane to join our friendly group. Many of our members are second or third generation Danish, some are married to Danes, some are actually from the Old Country and others just enjoy the sociability of good friends.
To attend a meeting, please call Torben first just to be sure our meeting is at the club that month, and not at a special place like the theatre:
(856) 786-1558 or dkbaker2000@yahoo.com or call:
Melanie Madsen at (856) 786-8470 or melanie_madsen@msn.com
Here are the upcoming meetings:
Friday, March 17 at 6:00 pm at Sons of Norway
April - no meeting because of the GCEL (Convention of Eastern Lodges at Edison, NJ
Saturday, May 20 -- see below for details
Friday, June 16 at 6:00 pm at Sons of Norway
Our meeting on Saturday, May 20 will start with dinner at the home of Sharon and Tage Kvist, 104 Parry Rd., Cinnaminson, NJ. It will be followed by an outdoor musical concert in nearby Riverton. Tickets are $20 and Sharon needs a head count by May 1 -- kvistrmx@aol.com
Our March 17th meeting was hosted by Torben Christiansen, with a delicious meal including the homemade Danish dessert that, to his surprise, was augmented by Bente's pistachio birthday cake! He also had a new game that we all enjoyed.
We held our February meeting jointly with Lodge 172 in Philadelphia at their lodge. The occasion was the Installation of officers to both lodges. The theme was Mardi Gras, and Elin Jeantet of Lodge 172 arranged a wonderful evening that included a Cajun buffet, a 2 piece (3 piece when our Rick Thoren joined in) dixie band and a contest of masks. Photos on the next page.
TORBEN CHRISTIANSEN is our new president, with ED BLADT as his vice-president.
Ed Bladt
Many thanks to our outgoing president, Bente Bladt, and vice president, Cindy Kahmar.
Here are some of our members arriving for a meeting.
This is where we meet, renting facilities at the Sons of Norway building.
DEd Bladt
TORBEN and ULLA present their beautiful and scrumptious Danish smorgasbord sandwiches.
Bente receives her Past President pin from Torben.
Rick Thoren and Elin Jeantet with the swinging Dixieland band, the Craig Satchel Experience.
Rick brought his own famous spoons and joined the band for a few numbers.
Sharon and Tage took the prize for masks. His was handcrafted by Sharon and their granddaughter Tia (8 yrs. old) and Sharon's was a treasure from a past trip to New Orleans.
