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Liberated Spirits

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by Hugh Ambrose


  4. “Willebrandt Gets Ovation at Dry Rally,” Washington Post, January 7, 1931, 1.

  5. Women’s National Republican Club, Minutes of the Executive Committee, November 10, 1930, Archives, Women’s National Republican Club, New York City.

  6. Women’s National Republican Club, Minutes of the Executive Committee, January 31, 1933, Archives, Women’s National Republican Club, New York City.

  7. Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, “Mrs. Sabin’s Report,” Report of Second Annual Conference of Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, April 14–15, 1931, 11–12, Box 3, MJSSP.

  8. Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, “Resolution to the President,” Report of Second Annual Conference of Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, April 14–15, 1931, p. 56, Box 3, MJSSP.

  9. “Olmsted Free; Wife Welcomes Him at Landing,” Seattle Times, May 12, 1931, 2.

  10. Jefferson Chase, “The Sabines Ravish the Senators,” Vanity Fair, 36 (August 1931): 80.

  11. WONPR, Copy of letter sent to each of Congress, September 15, 1931, Folder: 73rd Congress 1928–1933 (Reel 12), RWONPR.

  12. WONPR, Press Release, December 1, 1931, Folder: 73rd Congress 1928–1933, Archives, Women’s National Republican Club, New York City.

  13. WONPR, Report of WONPR on the Results of the Poll of the 73rd Congress on Resubmission of the Eighteenth Amendment,” December 15, 1931, Folder: 73rd Congress 1928–1933, Archives, Women’s National Republican Club, New York City.

  14. Vera Quinn to Mrs. Rowland Paynter (Quinn quoting Pauline Sabin), September 22, 1931, Folder correspondence September 1930–December 1931 (Reel 13), RWONPR.

  15. Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, “What, Why, How and Who,” 1931, Box 3, MJSSP.

  16. “Wine Brick Firm Drops Home Sales,” New York Times, November 6, 1931, 23.

  17. WONPR, Announcement, November 1, 1931, Folder: (AAPA) Women’s committee 1931 (Reel 11), RWONPR.

  18. WONPR, News Letter, March 1932, Folder: Publicity-General 1930–1932 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  19. “Women Will Battle for Dry Law Repeal,” Atlanta Constitution, March 1, 1932, 13.

  20. “Impromptu Talks Mark Luncheon for Prohibition Reform Leaders,” Atlanta Constitution, March 4, 1932, 17; R. E. Powell, “Dry Propaganda, Prohibition Evils Scored by Women,” Atlanta Constitution, March 4, 1932, 1.

  21. Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, “What, Why, How and Who,” 1931, Box 3, MJSSP; and Beck-Linthicum Resolution, Journal of the House of Representatives: 247, January 15, 1932.

  22. WONPR, News Letter, March 1932, Folder: Publicity-General 1930–1932 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  23. “Wet Bloc Polls 187, but Loses in Test of Dry Law in House,” New York Times, March 15, 1932, 1.

  24. Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, “Forces of Both Sides of Prohibition Taking Shape for Final Battle,” Baton Rouge Advocate, June 2, 1932, 20

  25. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. to Charles Hilles, July 21, 1932, Folder 1454, Box 119, CHC.

  26. “Roosevelt Favors State Handling Sale of Liquor,” Dallas Morning News, 21 February 1932.

  27. R. G. Tugwell, The Brains Trust (New York: Viking Press, 1968), 216–21.

  28. W. E. Norvell, Jr., to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, April 24, 1932, Folder: (AAPA) Women’s Committee 1932 (Reel 11), RWONPR; and Matthew Woll to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, May 11, 1932, Folder: (AAPA) Women’s Committee 1932 (Reel 11), RWONPR.

  29. Charlotte Farrar to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, April 25, 1932, Folder: General Correspondence January–June 1932 (Reel 13), RWONPR.

  30. “Dry Law Foes Seek 1,000,000 Recruits,” New York Times, May 16, 1932, 10.

  31. WONPR—Delaware Division, untitled statement or press release, July 1932, Folder: Diogenes (Reel 12), RWONPR.

  32. WONPR, News Letter, August 18, 1932, Folder: Publicity 1932–1933 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  33. Milton Lusk (for WONPR), WONPR song, circa 1932, Folder: Miscellaneous Material (Reel 11), RWONPR.

  34. Hearst Metrotone, December 5, 1931 and December 10, 1932; Fox Movie-tone, May 1932; June 7, 1932; June 13, 1932; and October 9, 1929.

  35. Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, “Why American Mothers Demand Repeal,” unknown publication, 1932, Folder: Special Pamphlets and Articles 1931–1933 (Reel 16), RWONPR.

  36. “Mrs. Willebrandt Opposes Dry Poll,” New York Times, June 12, 1932, 23.

  37. “Wet Plank Certain, Willebrandt Holds,” New York Times, June 15, 1932, 13.

  38. “The Prohibition Plank Which Was Adopted,” New York Times, June 16, 1932, 1.

  39. Pauline Sabin to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, circa June 1, 1932, Folder: General Correspondence January–June 1932; WONPR, News Letter, March 1932, Folder: Publicity-General 1930–1932 (Reel 13), RWONPR.

  40. Associated Press, Photograph of Pauline Sabin, Al Smith, and John Raskob, June 30, 1932, AP Photo Archive.

  41. James A. Farley, Behind the Ballots: The Personal History of a Politician (New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1938) 113.

  42. Arthur Krock, “Big Majority for Repeal,” New York Times, June 30, 1932, 1.

  43. WONPR, “Action by the National Executive Committee of the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform,” July 7, 1932, Folder: National Executive Committee Meeting; Local Committee Work, Memos & Reports 1932 (Reel 13), RWONPR.

  44. WONPR, News Letter, August 18, 1932, Folder: Publicity 1932–1933 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  45. “Ladies at Roslyn,” Time, July 18, 1932. (Page numbers not provided in electronic download of this article.)

  46. Pauline Sabin to Pierre du Pont, August 17, 1932, Folder: (AAPA) Women’s Committee 1932 (Reel 11), RWONPR.

  47. James C. Bell, “Wet Bodies Agree upon Nonpartisan Drive for Repeal,” Springfield Republican, 31 August 1932, 1.

  48. WONPR, copy of essential part of instructions from the National office of the WONPR to State Chairmen regarding the poll of candidates for Congress, circa September 1, 1932, Folder: General Correspondence July–December 1932 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  49. Dayton E. Heckman, “Prohibition Passes: The Story of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment,” Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 1939, 310.

  50. Pauline Sabin, “Address of Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, National Chairman of the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform at Mass Meeting in Auditorium, St. Paul, Minnesota,” September 28, 1932, Folder: Publicity 1932–1933 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  51. “Mrs. Willebrandt Replies,” New York Times, October 30, 1932, 31.

  52. Pauline Sabin to Charles Hilles, November 21, 1932, Folder 1458, Box 119, CHC.

  53. Pauline Sabin, Press Release, November 14, 1932, Folder: Publicity Delaware Releases (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  54. WONPR, Press Release, November 21, 1932, RWONPR.

  55. Pauline Sabin to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, December 30, 1932, Folder: Executive Committee Minutes; Delegates to National Political Conventions, Politics 1931–1933 (Reel 13), RWONPR.

  56. Pauline Sabin to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, January 14, 1933, Folder: Procedure for Conventions; Membership Work (Reel 13), RWONPR.

  57. WONPR, Press Release, January 16, 1933, Folder: Study Course 1933 (Reel 12), RWONPR.

  58. Pauline Sabin to Miss Eckman, February 3, 1933, Folder: General Correspondence January–June 1933 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  59. Pauline Sabin to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, January 9, 1933, Folder: General Correspondence January–June 1933 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  60. Unknown author to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, January 19, 1933, Folder: General Correspondence January–June 1933 (Reel 14), RWONPR.

  61. “Shouse Hits Blaine Plan,” New York Times, February 7, 1933, 8.

  62. “Repeal in Danger, Mrs. Sabin Warns,” New York Times, February 14, 193
3, 2.

  63. “Repeal Vote Today Set in the Senate; Filibuster Broken,” New York Times, February 16, 1933, 1; “Text of Repeal Resolution,” New York Times, February 17, 1933, 1.

  64. “Leaders Here Hail Move for Repeal,” New York Times, February 17, 1933, C13.

  65. “Roosevelt Gets First Cases of Capital’s 3.2 Beer,” New York Times, April 7, 1933, 1.

  66. WONPR, “Plan for Bringing Out Large Vote in Each State for Election of Delegates to Ratification Convention,” April 1933, Folder: Procedure for Conventions; Membership Work (Reel 13), RWONPR.

  67. WONPR, Press Release, May 9, 1933, Folder: Ratification Work Delaware & Other States 1933 (Reel 16), RWONPR.

  68. Pauline Sabin to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, August 29, 1933, Folder: New York Correspondence 1933 (Reel 12), RWONPR.

  69. Pauline Sabin to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, August 16, 1933, Folder: New York Correspondence 1933 (Reel 12), RWONPR.

  70. Pauline Sabin to John Raskob, October 26, 1932, File 2017, John J. Raskob papers (Accession 0473), Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE.

  71. Mrs. Christian Holmes to Mrs. Pierre du Pont, November 20, 1933, Folder: Special Publicity 1933 (Reel 12), RWONPR.

  72. WONPR, “Program of Victory Dinner Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform,” December 7, 1933, Folder: Special Publicity 1933 (Reel 12), RWONPR.

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  Index

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  Adams, Annette Abbott, 51, 60–61, 85

  Advisory Publicity Board, 124

  Akerson, George, 218

  Amendments to the Constitution (see Constitution of the United States)

  American Bar Association, 211

  American Federation of Labor, 270, 276

  American Hotel Association, 270

  American Legion, 276

  American Radio Telephone Company, 111

  Anacortes, 178

  Anderson, William, 87–88

  Andrews, Lincoln, 160, 174–77, 238

  Anti-Prohibition Institute, 266–67

  Anti-Saloon League (ASL), 39–41, 57, 63, 87, 99, 102, 107, 129, 130, 145–47, 164, 171, 234, 239, 246, 261, 264, 271

  Association Against the Prohibition Amendment (AAPA), 114, 130, 145, 157–58, 173, 235–37

  AVCO, 231

  Baby Cabinet dinner, 225–26

  Bankers Association, California, 42

  Barnard, Eunice Fuller, 213–15

  Barnett, Warren, 134

  Baton Rouge Advocate, 268

  Beck-Linthicum Bill, 268

  Behneman, Harry, 117–19, 150–52, 154–55

  Benn, Ed, 152, 252, 254

  Berg, Myer, 117–18, 125

  Birch Bay, 65

  Blaine, John, 281

  Blair, David, 91, 112, 122, 211

  Blue laws, 48–49

  Blum v. Wardell, 70

  Boole, Ella, 145, 181, 233, 247, 269

  Bowling, William, 152

  Boyle, John Jr., 131, 132

  Brandeis, Louis, 198

  Brothels, 11, 13n

  Brown, Dorothy, 13n

  Browns Bay, Puget Sound, 1

  Bureau of Prohibition, 85

  Burke, J. Francis, 220

  Butler, Nicholas Murray, 30, 34, 35, 113–14, 132, 191, 203–4, 235

  Butler, Pierce, 198

  Butler, Sarah Schuyler, 132, 140, 191

  Butler, William, 116

  Calder, William M., 39

  Campbell, Maurice, 209

  Canada, 2, 3, 58, 64–66, 71, 74, 78, 113, 126, 136, 162, 177, 179

  Capone, Al, 33, 94, 231, 232

  Carter, Samuel, 109

  Catholicism, 218–21

  Catt, Carrie Chapman, 44, 145

  Child labor laws, 32, 101–4, 124, 157, 197

  Chittenden, Alice, 103, 144

  Christian Science, 241

  Cincinnati, Ohio, 92–93

  Circuit Court of Appeals, 181

  Civil Service Commission, 57, 189, 190, 210, 212

  Civil War, 196–97

  Clark, Tom, 1–6, 37, 59, 71–75, 77, 79

  Coal Harbour (steamship), 71

  Collier’s magazine, 121

  Columbia Broadcasting System, 270

  Columbia University, 114

  Community property issue, 14–15, 42–43, 46–47, 70, 111–13, 129

  Congress of Mothers, 22, 48

  Congressional campaigns

  1922, 83, 225

  1926, 19–20, 38, 45–46, 88, 164–72, 174, 251

  1930, 261

  Consolidated Exporters, 71

  Constitution of the United States, 12, 21, 52, 124, 146, 181

  Bill of Rights, 203

  Eighteenth Amendment to, 6, 7, 9, 10n, 19, 23, 30, 40, 41, 46–48, 56, 62, 67, 69, 76, 81, 86, 95, 96, 102–4, 114, 120, 132, 145, 157, 158, 165–69, 172, 197, 199, 200, 203, 206, 208, 215–17, 235, 236, 238–40, 246–49, 261, 262, 266, 268–75, 278–81

  Fifth Amendment to, 155, 195

  Fourth Amendment to, 155, 195

  Nineteenth Amendment to, 7, 9, 10n, 15, 26, 39, 41, 42, 44, 69, 81, 102, 104, 115, 116, 157

  Twentieth Amendment to, 283

  Constitutional Party, 168

  Coolidge, Calvin, 105, 106, 114–15, 123–25, 133, 134, 157, 166–67, 169, 173, 183, 191, 193, 200, 203, 207

  Coolidge, Grace, 173

  Corey, Herbert, 204

  Corrections Department, 139–40

  Corwin, Earl, 229

  Couzens, James, 138

  Cox, James, 44

  Crim, Robert, 92

  Cristman, Franklin, 167–68, 171

  Cropsey, James, 165

  Cullen-Harrison Act, 281–82

  Curtis, Charles, 216, 251

  Daugherty, Harry, 51, 54, 60, 61, 68, 84–87, 93, 105–7, 112, 134, 170

  Davis, Arthur, 130, 145, 171–72

  Davis, Dwight, 173

  Davis, John, 125

  Democratic National Conventions, 114, 208, 273–74

  Discovery Island, 72

  Dodson, Mrs. Louis, 201

  Doherty, Frank, 45, 51–52, 83–84, 86, 170

  Donnelly, Charles, 91

  Doran, James, 185–86, 210–11, 230, 260

  Doran, Mrs. James, 260

  Dore, John, 77

  Dorothy Willebrandt (ship), 199

  Du Pont, Alfred, 248

  Du Pont, Bessie Gardner, 248

  Du Pont, Pierre, 276

  Earhart, Amelia, 278–79

  Edson, Katherine Philips, 26, 133

  Einstein, Izzy, 109

  Engdahl, Ed, 127

  Equal rights issue, 33, 80–82, 101, 124, 129, 157, 197

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 137, 229, 241–43, 251, 252

  Federated Women’s Clubs, 267

  Federation of Women’s Groups, California, 47

  Female attorneys, 12

  Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, 155, 195

  Finch, Jerry, 111, 128–29, 156

  Fish, Hamilton III, 165

  Fisher, Irving, 221–22

  Fleming, Mark, 118–19

  Foltz, Clara Shortridge, 52–54, 84, 112

  Fruit Industries, 260–61, 266

  Fryant, Richard, 117–19, 149–51, 154–55, 175–79, 184–86, 188, 195, 196, 211, 256–57

  Gandier, D. M., 48

  Garrett, Finis, 102

  General Federation of Women’s
Clubs, 48, 172–73, 181, 197, 215, 247

  Gillett, Frederick, 157

  Glynn, George A., 49

  Good Housekeeping, 231

  Good, James, 220

  Grace case, 240

  Great Depression, 269, 270

  Grossberg, Harry, 133–34

  Guinan, Texas, 231

  Haar, Willie, 90–92, 232

  Haar case (the Big Four), 83–84, 85, 90–92

  Harding, Mrs. Warren, 104

  Harding, Warren G., 34, 35, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45, 51, 56, 61, 70, 80, 84, 87, 95–96, 105, 106, 114, 115, 125, 133, 134, 183

  Harris, Elizabeth, 247

  Harris Act, 47

  Hastings, Daniel, 202

  Hay, Mary Garrett, 21, 28, 41

  Haynes, Roy Asa, 57, 107, 160, 176, 190, 258

  Hays, Will, 10, 20, 31, 34, 38

  Hilen, A. R., 254, 255, 257

  Hilles, Charles, 38–39, 41, 88, 107–8, 115, 140, 191, 200, 269

  Hoover, Herbert, 24–27, 34, 87, 191–93, 196–97, 200–4, 207–9, 237, 243, 278, 279

  1928 election and, 212–23, 269, 270

  Willebrandt, Mabel and, 224–27, 230–32

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 229, 241

  Horowitz, Fred, 12, 62, 123, 143–44, 153, 245

  Hotel Astor, New York, 8, 9, 19

  Hotel Stowell, Los Angeles, 11, 12, 24

  Hubbard, Alfred M., 111, 127–28, 141–42, 162, 163, 175–80, 182, 184–90, 195, 196, 211, 228–29, 242, 252–58

  Ickes, Harold, 170

  “Inside of Prohibition, The” (Willebrandt), 237–40

  Internal Revenue Bureau (IRB), 4, 60, 97, 99, 107, 122, 136–37, 176, 230

  Intelligence Unit, 59, 91, 92, 177, 179, 180, 195, 196, 208, 242

  Internal Revenue Service, 4n

  Jackson, Russell, 187

  Jervis Island (ship), 3, 5, 6

  Johnson, Hiram, 24–27, 34, 45, 50–54, 69, 70, 83–84, 86, 87, 105, 169–70

  Jones, Howard T., 241

  Jones, Wesley, 56, 57, 64–66, 98–99, 135, 141–42, 179, 182, 190, 195–96, 210, 228, 231, 242–43, 250–51, 257–58

  Jones-Stalker (Jones Five and Ten) Act, 231–32, 240

  Juries, women on, 194

  Justice, U.S. Department of, 60, 83, 84, 86, 90, 98, 111, 121, 122, 138, 152–53, 159, 185, 229–31, 243, 250, 256

  Bureau of Investigation, 137, 179–82, 184, 229

 

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