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tions to the contrary notwithstanding, seem peculiarly
suceptible to heart contraction when they get abundant
wealth—he opened his heart and his purse generously
to appeals for support of worthy Swedish projects.
Lately he has given special support and encouragement
to the plans for the proper celebration of the three
hundreth anniversary of the first coming of the Swedes
to the Delaware Colony. Many years ago Mr. Aspegren
became a life member of the Swedish Historical Society
and he has also served for many years as a trustee
of the American-Scandinavian Foundation, being also
one of the large contributors to its scholarship fund.
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The illness of Mr. Alfred Söderström, corresponding
secretary of the Society, mention of which was made in
the Year Book last year, has not yielded to medical
treatment, and this fall he came to Minneapolis for
further medical aid. In spite of his illness and age—
he is now 77—Mr. Söderström has worked heroically
during the year in the interest of the Society. As he
has been unable to travel and make personal calls on
members or prospective members and on publishers, he
has sought through letters to reach these friends and
this has meant a prodigious amount of wearisome toil.
If members and others to whom Mr. Söderström writes
in behalf of the Society, knew how profoundly interested
he is in promoting the good cause and under what
serious physical discomfort he is doing the work,
they would surely be more than ever ready to respond
kindly and favorably to his requests, whether it be for
the payment of membership dues or for gifts of books
or other material to the library.
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