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ROMAN CATHOLIC MUTUAL PROTECTIVE SOCIETY OF IOWA
ROMAN CATHOLIC MUTUAL PROTECTIVE SOCIETY OF IOWA. ROMAN CATHOLIC MUTUAL PROTECTIVE SOCIETY OF IOWA. The Roman Catholic Mutual Protective Society of Iowa, organized at Iowa City, Iowa on May 21, 1879, had two branches in Dubuque. The organization provided for the widows and orphans of its members.
No. 1 met the first Tuesday of each month. Its officers in 1899 were Nicholas GONNER, Sr., President; Peter KLAUER, Vice President; and Christian Anton VOELKER, Secretary and Treasurer.
No. 2 met in the D. C. B. Hall quarterly. Its officers were Daniel Riordan, President; Thomas Faherty, Vice President; M. J. Farley, Secretary, and John Mulkern, Treasurer.
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin T. The History of Dubuque County, Iowa
