Encyclopedia Dubuque
"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN
Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
GRIFFIN CLUB
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
GRIFFIN CLUB. An organization for unmarried Catholic men and women over high school age, was organized in Dubuque in April, 1964. The name of the organization came from Greek mythology where a bird, the "griffin," was known as the "carrier of truth." Glenn Callahan was the organization's first president.
---
Source:
"Glenn Callahan is the President of Newly Organized Club," Telegraph-Herald, April 17, 1964, p. 8