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NILS MALMBERG

President of the Committee
Swedish V. Consul
San Diego, Cal.

Mr. Malmberg was born in
Helsingborg, Sweden, August 14th,

1868. He came to the United
States in 1888 and located first at
Marcus, Iowa. Two months later he
came to San Diego, Cal., where he
has resided ever since. Mr.
Malmberg is one of the leading painting
contractors in San Diego. He was
appointed vice consul of Sweden,
September 12, 1908. He has been
a member of the city council of San
Diego. He is a 32nd degree Free
Mason, and a member of different
local fraternal and commercial
organizations.

It is due to a great extent to Mr.
Malmberg and other representative
Swedes in San Diego that the
Swedish people there enjoy the high
standing and good will of the citizens of
San Diego.

As president of the Swedish Day
committe of San Diego he deserves
a great deal of credit for the
successful work accomplished.

GOTTLIEB ECKDAHL

President of the Committee
Swedish V. Consul
Los Angeles, Cal.

Mr. Eckdahl was born in
Helsingborg, Sweden, September 6, 1869,
came to the United States in 1888,
and settled in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
He arrived in Los Angeles in
December, 1895, and has resided here
ever since ¡became the publisher and
business manager of the California
Journal, was appointed a deputy in
the city and county assessor’s
office for seven years and has been in
Real Estate and Insurance business
for the past ten years.

He is one of the organizers of the
Swedish-American National League
of Los Angeles and has been its
president for two terms; is a
member of different local, fraternal and
commercial organizations and has
been the chairman of the board of
trustees for the Swedish Lutheran
church for a number of years. Mr.
Eckdahl has always been greatly
interested in anything concerning the
welfare of the Swedish Colony and
has frequently been a leader and
supporter of different Swedish
undertakings in Los Angeles. He was
appointed vice consul for Sweden,
December 31, 1912. As the
president of the Committee for the
celebration of the Swedish Day he is
deserving a great deal of credit for
the successful work accomplished.

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