Chicago (IL) Day Book, June 19, 1914, p. 11. A digitized image of the item
below is available online at
www.chronclingamerica.com. Item includes a
photograph of Miss Newsom.
Having disposed of suffrage, the General Federation of Women's Clubs is
going to make "Prohibition" their battle cry, and Miss Vida Newsom,
Columbus, Indiana, will be one of the leaders of the temperance movement.
"We must get rid of the liquor traffic, and with the vote we can do it."
Miss Newsom told the biennial convention and 4,000 clubwomen applauded the
declaration.