Chisholm Finnish American Educational Club: Emil Kaatila, Sam Luoma, Hjalmar Mattila and Oscar Näykki

Duluth Finnish Political Club: Victor Gran, C. K. Hartman, Henry Lake, Matt Rahko and A. A. Toivonen

Ely Community Club: Adolf Janiksela, Emil Kantola, Herman Kittilä, Jacob, Robert and William Mäki, Henry Metsäpelto, John E. Porhan and Henry Ranta

Eveleth North Star Civic League: Aug. Helenius, Jack Karne, Oiva Latvala,

Chas. Pajunen and Ed. Saaristo

Gilbert Citizens League: John and Sam Aho, Isaac Alfton, Nestor Laine

and Otto Songreen

Gilbert North Star Civic Club: Herman Aho, Isaac Aijala, Arvid Kanniainen, Konstant Kykyri, Matti Laine, Eino Latikka, Henry Lehto, Josua Saari and Matti Sippola

Hibbing Finnish Americanization Club: John Huhtala, Frank Lampi, Isaac

Metsälä, Toivo Murto and William Rekola

Hibbing North Star Civic Club: I. Haapala, Seili Hakala, E. Joki, Henry

Kojola, Frank Linjanen, J. Mäki, A. Sallila and A. Wirtanen

Kinney North Star Civic Club: Urpo Hill, August Johnson, Anton Lankanen

and Axel Niskanen

Lavall Farmers Society: William Mannila and Henry Oja

Mt. Iron North Star Civic League: John Anderson, Alex Keto, V. S. Komulainen and John Otava

Virginia Fenno American Club: Henry Tenhuenen

Virginia Finnish American Club: William Anderson, Otto Heikkinen, William Kokko, Herman Kortesoja, Matt E. Mattson, Axel Ohrn, Aino Saari, Väinö Sulan and Andrew Tiikkanen.

The result of their meeting was a decision to establish an overall organization, which was first named the Minnesota Finnish Political Club and later called the Minnesota Federation of Finnish Civic Clubs. This meeting also resulted in the election of a committee to draft bylaws for the new organizations, and in a meeting in June 1934 this committee was made the first board of directors of the new organization : John Aho, Victor Gran, Alex Keto, Konstant Kykyri, Axel Ohrn, John Rival and A. A. Toivonen. In a meeting that summer, the following organizations, of the list given above, were accepted as permanent members of the federation : the Duluth, Eveleth, Kinney and Mt. Iron clubs as well as the Finnish American Club of Virginia; in October, the Chisholm club was added and a month later the Lavall club. In November, also, a working committee of the federation was furnished statistics indicating that the Finns filled a scant 5% of public positions in St. Louis County, although the percentage of Finns in the population of the county was considerably higher. A challenging field for work was apparent, and to finance it, the clubs were asked for an initital contribution of 10c for each of their members. Later, funds were raised by holding program meetings and festivals, etc.

In 1936, for example, a large-scale summer festival was held. With money in the treasury, the federation was able to listen to appeals for funds: $10. each were given to the campaign funds

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