Croatian Fraternal Union of America. Lodge 530 (Melcher, Iowa).

The Croatian Fraternal Union of America was organized in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1894 as the Croatian Union. Three years later, its name was changed to the National Croatian Society. In the 1920s, a movement began to unite all Croatian fraternal organizations. Subsequently, in 1924, the Croatian League of Illinois, the St. Joseph Society of Kansas City and the Young Croatian Society (Whiting, Ind.) merged with the National Croatian Society and adopted the name Croatian Fraternal Union. In 1939, the Slovenian-Croatian Union (Calumet, Mich.) also merged with the Croatian Fraternal Union. The Croatian Fraternal Union of America is a fraternal benefit association. It also encourages programs promoting the history and heritage of Croatians, and maintains scholarship and old age benefit funds.

From the description of Croatian Fraternal Union of America Records, 1896-1971. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 318869759

From the guide to the Croatian Fraternal Union of America Records, 1896-1971, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc])