The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-04-07
ANT|-SALOON
LEAGUE WORK
Meeting of Trustees Hears Re-
ports in Jacksonville
OFFICERS REFLECTED
twenty-five Thousand Dollars Spent Last
Year in Prohibition Fight -- Aggres-
sive Campaign Continues


The annual meeting of the board of
trustees of the Florida Anti-Saloon
League has just been held in Jackson
vile, at which time reports on the past
years work were made, and the plans
of the league were outlined for the
coming year. Twenty-six members of
the board were present in person or by
proxy. and the campaign work done by
the officers of the league last year was
carefully reviewed and the full endorse
ment of the board was given:
The report Of Superintendent Chas.
l.. Collins covered the work OF the en-
tire staff for the year, and showed a
tremendous amount of work done. In
GLIDING campaign speakers and work
ers, in office and field, about 100 people
were employed, the speakers address
ing over 100, 900. Tn Florida Journal
reached circulation of $4,000 copies
per week during the campaign. The
Superintendent sent from Jacksonville
Offices, 47,256 letters and 3,O62 pack
ages of reading matter. Literature to
the extent of 10, 800, O93 book pages was
distributed.
The incorporation of the league was
ordered and the office of general coun-
sci was created. An assistant to the
superintendent is to be Sc lected and
put into the field. A great deal OF at
tention was given by the board to the
legislative program for the coming
year, and several proposed bills were
agreed upon. The entire meeting OF
the board was characterized by a spirit
of fullest purpose to make the coming
wears work most aggressive in every
way. and plans for enlargement were
adopted. Provision was made to nave
well and favorably known Flordlan
act as the leagues special representa-
tive at Tallahassee during the coming
session of the Legislature, and negotiia-
lions are now pending with the gentle.
man in question.
The report of Treasurer E. o. Paint.
or showed that total of %, 437.5l had
been collected during the past year for
the regular work of the league and the
special campaign expenses as well.
That report showed all disbursements
to have been made by voucher and the
classified disbursements were as fol-
lows:
Office rent, S73O.5O; office salaries
eight people and numerous helpers,
So, 1854. Is; field workers salaries, eight
people, 81, 434. II; field workers, travel
ing expenses, eight people, Sl,14o, 40
DOS SO, ATS. 81; printing and engraV'
ING Sd, 467.81; office fixtures and sup
plies, includidg multigraph and safe
S6l3. IS; petty cash, $780, "a; mlscellan
eous. 1904 81; telegraph, 1886 20; tele
phone. STA. As; rational treasurer, 500.
80. convention expenses, 1928. 45; prem
iums for Florida Journal. S37. 10; secre,,
service and attorney fees, S74O.8O; col
iectors' fees and travelling expenses
seven people, 81 ,682 SO; campaign speak
ers' fee and travel, twenty-siX people
"a. 1852, rs: error in voucher No. III, 80
balance in bank, S42.l2. Totaldisburse
ments; $25, 497.5l.
Officers for the coming year wer'
elected as follows: ,
President, A. D. Stevens. jackson
Vile; vice presidents, Rev. X. V. AT
kisson. D. D., Miami; Rev. Thomas +
Hay D. D., Gainesville; DR.. A. L
Liar. Ocala, and Hon. Milton A. Smith
Tallahassee; secretary, Rev. j. II
Richardson, Lake Helen; treasurer, +
o. Painter, jacksonville; assistant treas
urer, F. A. Ziegler, Jacksonville, gen
eral counsel, Frank E. jenkins, Jack
sonville. .. e. !,
The executive committee for tn
coming year was elected as follows
C. M. Griffing, c. w. kinne, r: Z
Jennings, E. .. Painter, F. o. Miller
A. D. Stevens. Rev. l.. T. Lynn ant
E D. Long.
This committee was ordered to carry
on the most aggressive work possible
during the coming year and directed t
carry into effect all the policies outline
by the hoard. The Offices of the Anti
Saloon League of Florida are at room
500 and 9l1 Bisbee building jackson
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