The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-06-12
forcement. 1t is impossible all of these men
and women for they now compose great host.
Superintendent I. 3. Gilbert


is end and TINS Board records IT'S great salts
faction with the in which Major Gilbert has ad-
ninstered The affairs OF his office We rejoice that the
work has forward with increasing efficiency and
that Major Gilbert has built wisely upon the foundation
laid by formGr supentendents and particularly the
twelve notable years OF Dr. McBrides service with us
before he promoted to the general SUPPLEMENTARY
OF the National League.
We have counted ourselves very happy in being able
to call back into the work one OF our own Illinois
trained men. Naturally Major Ebbert was faced with
very delicate task 1t not an easy matter 10 follow
a man OF the proportions OF DR.. Mcbride The Major
found upon his hands the complicated perplexing
and at times seemingly impossible political eompiea-
tons. The partisan factions in the present political line
up i'll this state making difficult for any progressive
remedial legislation be enacted 1t is with full rec
ognon OF these unusual and momentous situations that
we review and commend the work OF state Supern-
tendent
1t is matter of pride and satisfaction to this Board
that the field and office forces OF our state League have
loyalty cooperated with the new s&te Superintendent
The favorable acquaintance they for the most part had
with Major Gilbert when he was one OF their number
was valuable element in this situation. For this IN
broken fellowship and faithful cooperation the Board
desires to thank each member OF the field and office
forces.
1t not easy thing for this Board to surrender
to the National League the splendid personality OF Dr.
F. Scott Mcbride, who for twelve years had been our
which we are but part, other was open to
We happy in the fellowship with our General
Superintendent today and glad that he found pos
sibe in the midst OF his many duties give his
sci and for this meeting Already he has prac
tcay covered the entire field OF the National League by
personal visitation and has TO the National
League the high ideals OF Dr. Howard H. Russell and
Dr. ?. A. Baker, his predecessors in this high office.
We ourselves we'll fortified for the coming year
in leadership like that of DR.. Mcbride in the nation ard
Major Gilbert in the state
The National Convention
This Board learns with pleasure that there is posi-
bility of having the National Convention held in
Chicago. We heartily join in the invitation TO the Ma
less will be the greatest National Convention thus far in
the history of the Anti-Saoon League OF America
DR.. w. A. Smith
Not in sadness but in deep gratitude God we note
the passing from this world of beloved brother Rev.
w. A. Smith, D. D.. who of the first group TO
meet consider the ACCESSIBILITY and possibility of
ganizng Anti Saloon League in the state of Illinois,
probably in the year 1897 for it in July OF the fol-
lowing year that Dr. Howard H. Russell recognized the
Illinois League by appointing the first state supernend
ent Steadily from that time forward until the hour of
his death Dr. Smith had growing place in the work of
this Legaue For of this long period he was ac-
lively member of the Headquarters Committee, now
the Executive Committee, of the League. He served
national trustee. He OF the most acceptable
and powerful of our platform speakers. He combined in
a remarkable degree the power of orator and the
racy of historian In his later years he active in
collecting material and putting it in form for what
likely be the first chapter of the permanent history
of this great reform in Illinois. We feel deeply graed
that he accomplished this work finely before his trans
1ation.
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