Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1913 — The “Lincoln” Purpose [ARTICLE]

The “Lincoln” Purpose

“’T’O organize, manage, and conduct a series of 1 Chautauqua Assemblies, lecture courses, musical festivals and public entertainments in any part of the United States, the primary purpose of which shall be to develope, crystallize and amalgamate sentiment against the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes; the incidental purpose of which shall be to provide communities with a permanent educational institution where the foremost questions of the day and the leading social and moral issues shall be discussed, interspersed with musical and wholesome entertainment features.” tract from Charter granted by the State of Illinois.)