The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-04
TRANSPORTATION TO
HOLD TEMPERANCE
\ Meeting HERE
Noted Prohibition Workers.
Touring ESQ Cities, Will Be
in Albuquerque March 30,
81 and April 1.


six meetings Ia three days will be
held In Albuquerque b. the Flying
squadron Of America. an c~rganixntion
% well known temperance speakers
touring ESQ principal cities 81 the
country IN the Interest OF nationwide
prohibition. on March so and 81 and
April 4. In addition TO speakers Of
note music viii be made a feature Of
the meetings.
! A. n. stroup il general chairman
for the Albuquerque series Of meet
lnes. which will be held each after
Tao. The evening meetings will be
held In the nigh school auditorium.
The place 81 the afternoon meetings
will be announced later.
The plan OF the Flying Squadron
h unique In the history Of h United
states. Il h headed by former Gov
ernor J. Frank Hanly. % Indiana. one
Of the most powerful prohibition
speakers In the United states. II r.
ORGANIZED in three groups. each group
complete within itself. The first
group viii conduct the meetings %
the first day. and pass on TO the next
city. is place being taken by the SEE
ond and third groups IN succession.
In addition 20 speakers 81 national
reputation each group has with II
musicians Of ability.
The first group consists OF Daniel
A. Polling. associate To the president
Of the worldwide Christian Endeav-
or movement and citizenship superin-
tendent for that great organization;
Rev. Charles NJ. sheldon OF Topeka.
Kan. author OF I'm His Steps" a
book which has been translated into
seventeen different and has
a circulation OF millions. Accom-
panying the group are REV. Daniel
V. Polling of Dalles. ore, one OF the
great chorus leaders of the west. and
William l. Patton Of Portland, ore,
pianist.
In The secon group are DR.. Ira
Landrith, president OF the Ward
Belmont college. former moderator Of
the Presbyterian general assembly
and presiding officer OF the Internal
ti0nal Y. VI. g. a. convention: Rev.
Wilbur r. sheridan. general secretary
:. OF the Epworth League Of America:
Or. Carolyn r.. Geisel, member Of
the public health committee OF the
American Federation of Women's
clubs and a Battle Greek physician
of twenty years practice. The mu-
steal director with this group is Fred
erirk Butler, one Of the worlds fore
most Interpreters Of religious music,
white Mra Butler II at the plano.
IN the third group are Governor
Hanly. oliver stewart 1f Chicago,
former member 81 the Illinois lcgis-
lature and e. prohibition lecturer of
note. ana John o.. Lewis Of Boston.
!, former member 81 the Massachusetts
legislature aud a retired shoe manu-
fnciuref 81 Boston. who has devoted
many years 10 Humanitarian work.
He IL treasurer Of the Squadron and
has personally given $4,000 towards
the expense OF the campaign. Mis-
: Vera X. Munin, formerly on the con
cert stasc. h. solOist with this group
The Flying Squadron h not onls
/, unique In lis plan OF operation, but
4 also In its makeup. II b. an indie
pendent organization, not under ths
I direction OF any existing Temperance
. organization hut friendly towar,
= them an Il il working for o united
fight by the temperance forces viii
d the ayowed purpose OF securing M
< submission and adoption Of the IA
\ tiOnal prohibition amendment by
4 1920. Il includes In lts makeup me-
d Of an political parties and an re-
= ligious faiths.
while working primarily foF ma
}. %tionwide prohibition. the visits OF th'
Squadron have been OF powerful 81
Il feet IN other sections of the couutrl
q ia local fights against the saloon
70 evil Starting IN Illinois. the Squad
ron has covered the far west, an
middle west and the east. and b. nos
carrying ~ work into the principa
IA cities Of the south.
u Win "a wide variety Of speakers
every phase Of the liquor question
touched on by the Flying s%quadro.
: and covered fully II b. advertised a
"a convention on wheels" hringin
Co those temperance people VIII
%cannot attend the great nations
n gatherings on the subject, the fruit
IA Of experience gained there. tn
meetings are not only oducationa
= but also inspirational
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