Federation of Yugoslav Workers Club #578
The Federation of Yugoslav Workers Club #578, which operated at 619 Ferry Avenue as early as the 1940s through the late 1960s, was a social club made of men and women primarily from Croatia and Slovenia, many of whom lived in the neighborhood and were parishioners at the nearby Church of the Sacred Heart at Broadway and Ferry Avenue.
In 1967 the officers were as follows:
| President | Anton Bilic | 1816 South 6th Street |
| Vice-President | Mike Shusko | 640 Central Avenue |
| Secretary | Anthony Buchan | 202 W. Pine Street, Audubon |
| Treasurer | Alex Madiraca | 1746 Fillmore Street |
| Recording Secretary | Ivo Madiraca | 1746 Fillmore Street |
| Trustees | Ivo Madiraca | 1746 Fillmore Street |
| Anna Anacich | 1813 South 6th Street | |
| Anna Skrobonya | 559 Ferry Avenue |
By 1970 the building at 619 Ferry Avenue had become the home of the Eighth Ward Republican Club.
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