The Washingtonians

The Foundation, Progress and Principles of The Washington Temperance Society of Baltimore, and The Influence It Has Had On The Temperance Movements In The United States.

The Washington Temperance Society of Baltimore
Preface
Chapter I - Foundation of The Society
Chapter II - Progress and Influence of The Society
Chapter III - Missionaries
Chapter IV - The Temperance Cause Before
Chapter V - Results
Chapter VI - Principles of The Washington Society Experience
The Missionary Spirit
Our Pledge
Politics And Religion
Conclusion

The Washingtonian Movement by Milton A. Maxwell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington

The Washingtonian Movement - Introduction
The Baltimore Origins
The Spread Of The Movement
Duration Of The Movement
Numerical Success
Organization And Procedure
The Causes Of Decline
Comparison With Alcoholics Anonymous
References

The Washingtonians - Chapter VI - The Temperance Reform and its Great Reformers
Excerpted from The Temperance Reform and its Great Reformers by Rev. W.H. Daniels, A.M., published 1878.

The following, rather long, extract describes the Washingtonians and one of their star speakers as they were seen from the perspective of the latter part of the 19th century--years after their decline to little more than a fond memory in the minds of temperance advocates.

The Washingtonians - Chapter VI - The Temperance Reform and its Great Reformers

JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL, VOL. 39 (9), 1591-1606, 1978.
The Institutional Phase of The Washingtonian Total Abstinence Movement
A Research Note
Leonard U. Blumberg

The Institutional Phase of The Washingtonian Total Abstinence Movement
Sources Of Information
References

JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL, VOL. 41,(L), 1980.
The Significance of The Alcohol Prohibitionists For The Washington Temperance Societies
With Special Reference to Paterson and Newark, New Jersey
Leonard U. Blumberg*

The Significance of The Alcohol Prohibitionists For The Washington Temperance Societies
Paterson
Newark
Discussion
References

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Washingtonians (conclusion) - by Richard Ewell Brown, January 1949
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Our Lawyer Friend, February 1972
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GV References