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Originally posted by GarthB
Carl:
Forgive my ignorance, but what is the WCU? I'm familiar with the WUA that Rich mentioned, of which Brinkman is the vice president, but not with the WCU.
GB
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Garth;
At the end of the 19th century, the Women's Christian Union (WCU) promoted Christian values. A subsidiary was formed from the WCU called the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). This organization had as its primary goal the passage of a constitutional amendment to outlaw the sale of alcholic beverages. This brought on prohibition and the rest in history.
The WCTU had nothing left to do after the onset of prohibition and went into relative obscurity. After prohibition's repeal in 1933, a few chapters got new life and I believe that there were groups of old broads as late as 1970 still advocating prohibition. Maybe they have started issuing baseball rulings to give themselves something to do in the 21st century.
Peter