The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-14
WILL TRY CARTOONS.
Temperance Federation to Get Ou
Billboard Literature.

Temperance Federation to Get Out
Billboard Literature.
The Temperance Federation, recently
organized in ST. Paul, have fallen VIC
tim to the charms of the street bill
board, otherwise known as the bulle-
tin system. They will inaugurate q
system of interchangeable prohibition
cartoons, which will be placed in con-
spicuous places throughout the city,
denouncing the license system, and the
rum traffic in flaming headlines. They
will also have number of these signs
giving statistics of the amount spent
annually by the American people for
intoxicants. This is the latest Wrin-
kle in the anti-saloon crusade, and
no doubt will prove quite a novelty
to the public. At the regular meeting
of the federation, held last evening in
the Y. M. c. A. rooms, there were
seventy-five delegates present, these
represented the several organizations
in the city doing temperance work,
including the Christian Citizenship
league. There were also representa-
tives present from a nmber Of the
Christian EndeavOr societies, Catho-
lie and secret societies.
N. r. Frcst championed the bulletin
idea, and it met with the approval of
nearly all present. Mr.. Frost said
that he knew of an expert cartoon man
whom they could secure for the work,
and that they could get up cartoon,
done in colors for about SIS. That
would, however, only include the cost
of the canvass, frame and labor. 1t
is the intention of the federation that
their signs be made of wood and be
stationary. They would cost about
$50. The canvass cartoon was favored
by all presnt, as it could be moved
as often as liked, and would be more
desirable than the large wood signs.
on account of the advance cost. Mr..
Frost presented to the meeting num-
| Der of copyrighted prohibition car
toons, which they could secure the
privilege of using by paying a small
royalty 1t was thought, as the pic
lures and signs are movable. that pos
sibly they could secure the co-opera-
ton of the Minneapolis temperance
| people and exchange with them once o
month Mr.. Frost, after he had pre-
scented the idea to the federation, made
an address on the work of the organ
ization.
At the opening of the meeting the
report of the executive committee was
read and adopted The committee rec
commended several slight changes in
the constitution relating to the terms
of office of the officers of the fedora
ton. They also reported the fedora
ticn as growing, several new societies
having joined them since the last regu-
lar meeting. The secretary reported
that he had invited all Of the fifty
Christian Endeavor societies in the
city to join the federation. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by
rising vote:
Resolved. That we give the Christian Citi-
zensh.p league all the assistance in our pow
err in its fight against the transfer of saloon
licenses.
George F. Wells, Of the Hamline Pro-
hibtion club, gave an interesting talk,
in which he said he was heartily in ia
vor of the bulletin boards as proposed,
but he was afraid that they would be
torn down. But he was in favor OF
giving the scheme a trial. Mr. Wells
| said the Christian Citizenship league
and the Temperance federation We're
getting quite reputation in several
distant cities, letters had been receiv-
ed from st. Louis; Mo, Duluth, Mimi,
and Scranton, Pa, asking for copy of
their constitution, as they wanted to
OF ganize an orgaization along the same
lines of the st. Paul federation.
Misses Setter and Reaves rendered
a vocal selection. after which Mss
Cramsie read a paper on the Work OF
| the Federation