The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-08-13

Hon. Oliver w. Stewart, Chicago,
vice president of the Flying Squaur-
ron Foundation of America will be
the speaker. Mr.. Stewart is
speaker of national reputation
and the people of Union are to be
congratulated upon being able to hear
him. The third group of the Squad
ron, now the Flying Squadron will be
in South Carolina August %, to Sep
tember 10, in the interest of State
wide prohibition.
The campaign of the Flying Squad
ron of America made clear the fact
that majority of the people OF The
United States are ready for, and ac-
tually desire, the death of the bever-
age liquor traffic.
Our problem is TO assemble, in the
crucial moment of the battle, greater
strength at the point of the contacs
than the opposition can develop.
| The solution of that requires:
| First. A compact group of men
and women of whom dependence
AN be placed for support in every
emergency, with absolute certainty
that they will not fail.
|
ton, foresight and intrepid leader
ship, to the call of which there shall
be quick and effective response at
any moment of crisis.
In every fight in any State or
strategic center-whether it be waged
South Carolina, in California, in
er in oMntana-the liquor traffic
draws upon it's resources everywhere
throughout the Nation and concen-
trates it's power.
To win in any such fight we are
compelled to defeat the drink traffic
of the whole country.
To meet this need of organization,
centration and leadership, the Flying
Squadron Foundation has come into
] existence.
The Flying Squadron of America
performed monumental service in
the great campaign it conducted; but
it was only temporary organiza-
ton, called to do specific thing, and
true to it's pledge to the American
people, it dissolved, at Atlantic City,
on June 7th, the day after its final
meeting.
But on the same day, Governor
Hanl, who had led the Squadron so
successfully, in answer to an almost
universal demand that some perman-
ent organization be effected to con-
tinue the work of the Squadron so
greatly begun, by solidifying and
directing the mighty army it had
called into existence, announced the
organization of the Flying Squadron
Foundation. The Foundation is
therefore, to this extent, the out
growth of the Squadron campaign.
1t is incorporated under the laws of
the State of Indiana, not for gain or
pecuniary profit, holding a perpetual
,oration.
1t has no capital stock. 1t will de-
clare no dividends.
Its purposes, as set forth in it's
Certificate of Incorporation, are:
| The carrying on of a propaganda
in behalf of total abstinence from the
use of Intoxicating liquors for the
abolition of the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors by statutory inhibition and by
State and National Constitutional
| Amendments which shall forever pro-
hiblt the manufacture, importation,
expectation and sale of Intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes; for the
enforcement of the law throughout
any and all territory where such man
ufacture, Importation, expectation, or
sale of such liquors may be prohibit
ed; and for the general culture, en-
| lightenment and civic betterment of
the American people.
The propaganda is to be carried OF
by means of spoken and written word,
through speakers, lecturers, publ
| cists, singers and musicians; through
newspapers, books, periodicals, pam
| phlets and literature, and by means
of an Endowment Fund which shall
be permanently invested, held sacred
and never invaded, only the income
of which may be used by said Asso-
| citation; and by means of a Current
Expense Fund.
To this end the Association has
power and authority to receive gifts
and bequests of money and property
either for it's Endowment Fund or for
| Current Expense Fund.
The officers of said Association
! are: President, j. Frank Hanly, In
dianapolis, Indiana; Vice President,
| Oliver Wayne Stewart, Chicago, ILL.,;
| Treasurer and Executive Secretary.
Edward f. Mittman, indianapolis,
Indiana; General Secretary, Halle
Mcneil, Indianapolis, Indiana.
The foundation is not affiliated
with or under the control Of, any 9TH
er organization. and will not be at any
time; it will, however, strive at all
times to be helpful to every rightful
and worthy undertaking which has for
it's purpose the destruction of the IL
quor traffic.