Arnold Koutonen and Orchestra

Perhaps Arnold Koutonen thought Blanche Johnson and Linnea Gord were talking about a different weekend.  His presence as their spelman was greatly missed.  Perhaps word did arrive at a later point about why he was not at the concert.  According to the internet, Arnold Koutonen returned on Frederick VIII and arrived at New York on October 12, 1930.  Other choir members Amelia Hendrickson and William and Anna Wias were also on board. 

Linnea Gord had letters from her friends in the Runeberg Choir who had not gone along on the tour to Finland.  And after she had been home for awhile, they organized a reunion.  They called themselves, "The Gang", and had a lot of fun during Songfests and Conventions.  In May 1931, during their reunion, in Olympia, Washington, they danced at the Eagles Hall to the music of Arnold.