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NATIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF
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NATIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF. Dubuque Division No. 96 of the national organization was begun on December 9, 1922. The national society was an insurance organization for the deaf and had members nationwide. Frank Hemmelder was the local's first president.