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DUBUQUE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
DUBUQUE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. The Society was founded in 1873 as the DUBUQUE CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT SOCIETY and its constitution was amended on December 23, 1895. (1) For annual dues of seven dollars and and one dollar assessment in the case of the death of a participant, the organization paid sick benefits and death benefits to members. In its first twenty-nine years, the Society paid out $52,000. (2)
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Source:
1. "Dubuque Benevolent Society," Dubuque Daily Herald, December 24, 1895, p. 8
"Annual Meeting," Dubuque Daily Telegraph, January 2, 1901. p. 8