The WCTU of Iowa held an annual convention each October in churches across the state. Women became members of the WCTU of Iowa upon signing the WCTU of Iowa Constitution, pledging to perform temperance work, and paying annual dues.
Tom Reiter writes, "I was born and raised in Dubuque, and graduated from Loras College in 1962. My most recent book of poems, Powers and Boundaries, was published in 2004 by Louisiana State University Press. In 2009, LSU will bring out my next...