Officers
| President |
1st VP |
2nd VP |
Treas |
Sec'y |
Legal Counsel |
| J. Conradsen |
E. Lindvig |
M. Söderlund |
B. Linden |
G. Dupcak |
T. Rosseland |
Directors and Assistant Directors
| ASFS |
Danish Ladies |
Icelandic |
Norewegian Ladies |
SAFG |
| R. Porter |
K. Muhlhausen |
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I. Stover |
D. Carlson |
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P. Julkunen |
| SACC |
SWEA |
VASA |
Viking Club |
| J. Olander |
K. Gasko |
R. Howard |
M. Woodyard |
| H. Söderstrom |
I. Gilstrap |
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It was estimated that 30 committee chairpersons were needed. The new committees included contracts, insurance, nametags and security. Jørgen proposed a new procedure to shorten the Board meetings, which had been from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm and later. SWEA requested that they replace Den Svenske Damklubben as a member organization. Tom Rosseland began to revise the By-laws and they were approved by June 1998. One major change was for the Officers to be elected for two years and on a staggered basis.
Mary Lou Seltzer and Ritva Porter chaired the committee to participate in the Festival of Trees from Dec. 4 to Dec. 15. The Cobb Civic Center added a charge for electricity use and it was decided to add $10 to the fees for exhibitors who require electricity.
Denmark was the featured country and it was decided to use mostly Danish entertainers. The cost of entertainers from Denmark was a concern. The website was started and was functioning by April 1998. A budget was based on $68,850 income and 5000 visitors.
The price of the food platter was increased to $4.00 and the business card size ad was increased to $50.00. An inventory was completed in April 1998. The database for mailing notification cards was 1200. Ads were placed in the Atlanta Journal for $1200, Creative Loafing for $852 and Marietta Daily Journal for $810.
The fiscal year was kept at Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. The tax year was the calendar year. Discussions continued on a potential scholarship. All the exhibitor booths were sold.
Sam Linden and Bob Reed were the MCs. The returning entertainment included:
Scandinavian Folk Dancers of Raleigh
Viking Age Club Village
VASA Dränger mens choir from the Nordic Lodge
The new entertainment was:
Scandinavian Festival Choir
Bjarne Andersen singer
Susan Clearman, accordionist
Linda Nordin and Sebastian Robertsson
The Festival had a good profit and an attendance of 2650. The post-festival party was held at the Linden’s on July 12.
