Elmwood Park Cemetery and JMT Cleanup – KING OSCAR LODGE No.855

Saturday June 25th The King Oscar section, Elmwood Cemetery, 2905 Thatcher Ave, River Grove, IL 60171.

Thank you to WM Brett, PM Lee, PM Craig and SW Charlie for volunteering to maintain the grounds at Elmwood Park Cemetery and landscaping at Jefferson Masonic Temple.

Rain came down heavily but the job was done!

About the King

King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907, and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar II was King during a time when both Sweden and Norway were undergoing a period of industrialization and rapid technological progress. His reign also saw the gradual decline of the Union of Sweden and Norway, which culminated in its dissolution in 1905. He was subsequently succeeded as King of Norway by his grandnephew Prince Carl of Denmark under the regnal name Haakon VII, and as King of Sweden by his eldest son, Gustaf V. Oscar II became King on 18 September 1872, upon the death of his brother, Charles XV. At his accession, he adopted as his motto Brödrafolkens väl / Broderfolkenes Vel ("The Welfare of the Brother Peoples"). While the King, his family and the Royal Court resided mostly in Sweden, Oscar II made the effort of learning to be fluent in Norwegian and from the very beginning realized the essential difficulties in the maintenance of the union between the two countries.

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