Catholic Workman (Organization).

The Catholic Workman (Katolický Dĕlník) traces its beginnings to the St. Joseph Society of New Prague, Minnesota and to the Catholic Czech-American Workman of St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1891, interested parties from these societies joined together and incorporated in the state of Minnesota under the name Catholic Workman. As a fraternal mutual benefit association, the Catholic Workman was structured to govern the Supreme Council, the Supreme Executive Council, State Councils and the Subordinate Branches. The main purposes of the organization were to provide for the "spiritual, moral and social education and advancement of its members; the payment of death benefits to the families, relatives and other benefeciaries of the deceased members; and such other benevolent benefits, as from time to time, may be adopted."

The Catholic Workman continued to expand and gained branches in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. The society merged with the Western Bohemian Catholic Union (Z�padn� ?esk� Katolický Jednota) in 1930 and with the Catholic Union of Daughters of Columbus (Katolický Jednoty Dcer Kolumbov�ch) in 1937. In 2004, the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association (Prv� Katol�cka Slovensk� �ensk� Jednota) acquired the assets of the Catholic Workman.

From the guide to the Catholic Workman organization records., 1882-2004., (Minnesota Historical Society)