The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-03
July 3, 1914

ganzaon To rest the past and to lose
The darkest time in Illinois temperance history was in 1000
when the jackpot legislature controlled following the great vic
tories in 1908 While the headquarters of the campaign
ers have been closed in many districts parts of districts
throughout the the the spirit of the enemy
has been aroused in their last hando-and grapp1e
Field Force.
There are at the time vacancies force
lwenyhree men are now spending their entire time in the
work. Others are giving part of their time o the work
AS reported at the annual meeting of board in
December H. Wirschng superintendent the Northern dis
trct left at the close of the conference year pas
torae He had spent six years in aggressive League work.
serving in the Western and Northern districts superintendent
The League decided loss when O. w Bofnger bust
ness manager of the League who had served that capacity
three left the beginning the Mr. Bo6nper was
faithful and efficient in that work We sorry to lose him
Mr. Bonger held in high regard by everv men,
Der of the field force and by the headquarters committee and
superintendent We glad to the board how
that w Ewing has been take his place and
doing the work acceptab The interests of the
League safe and careful hands with Mr. Ewing CHARGE
The Springfield district which very important one is
ably manned by A R. Van Fossen superintendent who
is experienced League coming the from an i'm
portant district in Pennsylvania of which he was superinend
ent He assisted by Attorney Jas H. Danskin who has had
wide experience organizer and field worker c. lessee
and Chas FitzHenry both working within bounds of
that district field workers. They doing very effective
work.
The Southern district with headquarters at Carbonda has
superintendent w J. Moore assistant NJ Spurgeon
work its history Mr. Spugeon has just recently come into
the work from pastoate in the Methodist church, and has
proven already his efficiency in League service.
The Western district has W. E. Ba1ew as superintendent
and g. W. James assistant The work the Western dis
trct being ably taken of by these able and aggressive
The Chicago district with E. J. Davis superintendent and
E. F. Collier assistant, with N. Gotra E. H. Wade and J.
W. Langley field workers. is wrestling with problem of
the city, the solving of which easy task These men
all on the job doing their very best
The Northern district has Geo. Mcinnis superintendent
who is getting started we'll in the work. with w Ward as
organizer Mr. Ward spends of his time out over the field
and solving the problem of awakening aggressive interest and
activity the part of the local organizations He not only
organizing but putting life into organizations already existing
The work Mr.. Ward is doing
Fred Nordqu is superintendent of the Scandinavian
work In his three months service he has proven efficiency
this work He has from League work in Wisconsin
where he has been very successful
The law enforcement and cared for bv
A w. Gilet and F. B. Gilbert These have been kept
unusually busy in the elections and the follow
ing the Plans being made secure effective en-
forcement of the law throughout the state
The Illinois edition of The American has the efficient
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