Foreign Language Press Service

Knut Erickson, the prominent Swedish actor, appeared last week at Academy Theater in "The Man from Sweden."

The Scandia Mutual Life Insurance Company held its annual meeting Dec. 10. Reports were read and approved. Officers were elected. It was decided that branches of the company should be established in various cities. Dr. L. G. Abrahamson was elected president, E. P. Strandberg, vice-president,

"Svithiod's Dottrar" is the name of a one-year-old society consisting of daughters of the members of Svithiod Lodge No. 1. The society celebrated its first annual festival last Saturday with a program consisting of speeches, song and music.

It has been said that of all the music in the world there is none better than Scandinavian music. The lyrics of many of these songs are classics that will live forever. Let us take, for example, the words of the national hymn of Norway. Of the many translations we have read we belie

The Swedish Glee Club's annual Christmas concert was held last Sunday at Bush Temple of Music on the North Side. The concert was a success!

Our good countryman, Alderman Friestedt, has requested that the committee appointed to investing the reason for our present shortage of coal should place the blame on the large coal dealers. "They have ignored us and laughed at us," says the Alderman. "Only 15 of the 100 large coal dealers in

The Svithoid Club will give its first offer in minstrelsy next Saturday at 8 P.M. The program will consist of two parts; the first will contain ten selections, namely: "Tantalizing Eyes," "Love's Sorrow," "Gambling Man," "The Riddle Song," "Home Ain't Nothing Like This," "Take Me for Thihe Ow

We would be in error if we did not call attention to this coffee and tea firm. The head of this firm is our countryman, Albert Berg whom we recommend with real pleasure to our readers. They intend to sell retail and by mail order so as to reach out of town customers also. Both partners have b

In this number of the Swedish Tribune starts a series of biographical sketches of our countrymen. We shall as the saying goes, make a grab right in the middle. When Sandberg is mentioned, one at once thinks of the Furniture Dealer on Division Street. But it is not he. The Sandberg presented t

Next Saturday, Jan. 31, Vernandi Lodge No. 3 will give a masquerade ball in Spetz Hall, 1630 North Clark St. This ball will bring to a close one of the Lodge's most active and pleasant months. Prizes will be given to those wearing the most original costumes.

The only Swedish name that we could find in the employ of County Treasurer Honberg, was William S. D. Anderson.

Alfred Stromberg was born in the vicinity of Stockholm in 1861. At the age of 15 years he began his career as an electrician. In 1879, at 18 years of age, he was a foreman for a telephone company in Stockholm. In 1885, Stromberg was working for the Bell Telephone Company, in Chicago. It did n

Last Sunday this club gave a wonderful Minstrel Show at its quarters on Wrightwood Avenue. All seats were completely sold out, and not even standing room was available. The audience was immediately put into a good humor which lasted throughout the performance. The chorus opened with "When the

Carl Pfeils has produced the play "The Union Man," a version of the Swedish play "Death's Father," which Pfeils once tried to present to the public under the title of "The Devil and the Swede." On its run the play got as far as Hammond, Ind., where the drama lovers ignored that they

Charles J. Stromberg was born in Karlshouse, Sweden, Feb. 12, 1838. He received his education in the public schools of that country, and came with his parents to America in 1854. After a short time in Winchester, Pa., the family moved to Missouri. In 1856 they moved to Chicago. At t

[Half-tone, one column-sixth of a page, full-face picture of Mr. Akerlind.] The man whose picture we present today has for the last seven years been chief of the drafting department of the Rock Island Railroad which is concerned with the design of locomotives and cars; and the great

The masquerade given by Svithiod was well attended and will long be remembered for the original and elegant costumes worn by the spirited ladies and polite chevaliers that came to the affair. The music was good and the dance excellent, and it was not until the wee small hours of the morning,

Today we will present a young surveyor who doesn't make much noise about himself but who, nevertheless, has reached the top in his profession. Mr. Norlin was born in Sodermanland, Sweden, March 4, 1865. After receiving his education in Sweden, he came to Chicago in 1881, where he be

The Daughters of Svea installed last Monday their officers for the coming year..... It is to be hoped that the Daughters will continue to prosper as they did during the past year. This society is one year old.

Samuel Anderson was born in Halland, Sweden, August 14, 1848. In Sweden, he was apprenticed to a carpenter and learned the carpenter's trade. At the age of thirty years, he arrived in America, coming to Chicago, the year before the great fire, in 1870. He worked for a time at this t