Talk:Howard Hyde Russell

Source

The text and references in bold in this Wikipedia entry are from “Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S.,” which was the source of the entry.David Justin 15:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946), was the founder of the Anti-Saloon League. Following a religious conversion, he gave up the practice of law to become a minister. In 1893 he organized the Ohio Anti-Saloon League. In 1895, when the Anti-Saloon League was established at the national level, Russell was elected superintendent. He mentored future leaders of the league, including Wayne Wheeler and Ernest Cherrington.

Russell also established the Lincoln-Lee Legion to promote the signing of temperance pledges by children and other young people. He is reported to have raised five million dollars to promote the temperance movement.

References

• Aaron, Paul, and Musto, David. Temperance and Prohibition in America: An Historical Overview. In: Moore, Mark H., and Gerstein, Dean R. (eds.) Alcohol and Public Policy: Beyond the Shadow of Prohibition. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1981. Pp. 127-180.
• Asbury, Herbert. The Great Illusion; An Informal History of Prohibition. NY: Doubledsay, 1950.
• Blocker, Jack S. American Temperance Movements: Cycles of Reform. Boston: Twayne, 1989.
• Odegard, Peter H. Pressure Politics: The Story of the Anti-Saloon League. NY: Columbia University Press, 1928.
• Timberlake, James H. Prohibition and the Progressive Movements,: 1900-1920. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1963.
• Westerville (Ohio) Public Library. Leaders: Howard Hyde Russell. Westerville Public Library website.