New York Anti-Saloon League
- New York Anti-Saloon League
-
The New York Anti-Saloon League was an American organization that worked toward the prohibition of alcohol and the closing of saloons. Located at 156 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, it was an offshoot of the Ohio based Anti-Saloon League. Adna W. Leonard of Buffalo, New York was its president. The superintendent of the group was William H. Anderson, of who said of prohibition: "Be a good sport about it. No more falling off the water wagon. Uncle Sam will help you keep your pledge."
References
- David Kyvig; Repealing National Prohibition
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Anti-Saloon League — The Anti Saloon League was the leading organization lobbying for prohibition in the United States in the early 20th century. It was a key component of the Progressive Era, and was strongest in the South and rural North, drawing heavy support from … Wikipedia
Lion Brewery New York — Lion Brewing was a brewery operating in New York City from 1850 to 1944.Shortly after immigrating to the USA, Swiss German August Schmid and Emanuel Bernheimer founded the Costanz Brewery at East 4th Street near Avenue B in 1850. The brewery… … Wikipedia
William Hamilton Anderson — (1874 c1959) was the superintendent of the New York Anti Saloon League. He worked toward the prohibition of alcohol and the closing of saloons. In 1924 a jury convicted him of skimming contributions to the league. BiographyHe was born in… … Wikipedia
Adna Wright Leonard — Bishop Adna Wright Leonard I (November 2, 1874 ndash; May 3, 1943) was a Methodist Bishop in Buffalo, New York and the first chairman of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains. He was killed in 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to visit… … Wikipedia
Committee of Fourteen — The Committee of Fourteen was founded on January 16, 1905 by members of the New York Anti Saloon League as an association dedicated to the abolition of Raines law hotels. [1] Contents 1 History 2 Members of the Committee 3 Archive … Wikipedia
William Anderson — or Bill Anderson may refer to many people in various fields:Arts and entertainment*Bill Anderson (country music) (b. 1937), American country music singer, songwriter and game show host *William Alonzo Anderson (1916 ndash;1981), known as Cat… … Wikipedia
Joseph Pomeroy Widney — (December 26, 1841 mdash; July 4, 1938) was a polymathic pioneer American physician, medical topographer, scholar educator, clergyman, entrepreneur philanthropist, proto environmentalist, prohibitionist, philosopher of religion, controversial… … Wikipedia
Temperance movement — The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed within a community or society in general and even to prohibit its production and consumption entirely. The Woman s Christian Temperance Union is a prominent example of a… … Wikipedia
William E. Johnson — For other people named William Johnson, see William Johnson (disambiguation). William Eugene Johnson William E. Pussyfoot Johnson Born 25 March 1862(1862 03 25) Coventry, New York … Wikipedia
Prohibition in the United States — Detroit police inspecting equipment found in a clandestine underground brewery during the Prohibition era Prohibition in the United States (sometimes referred to as the Noble Experiment)[1] was a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and… … Wikipedia
