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Blind Tigers Prohibition Card, 1916
Blind Tigers Prohibition Card, 1916
When demolition of the former Municipal Auditorium began on October 27, 1971 (to make way for construction of the present Savannah Civic Center), its copper "time capsule" box was removed from the cornerstone which had been laid on December 14, 1916, and opened. Among its contents were several items related to a then raging local controversy about the enforcement of recent "dry laws," including this "Blind Tigers" anti-recall card, opposing efforts to organize and accomplish the recall of elected officials who supported rigid enforcement of Prohibition laws. Another item contained in the cornerstone box identified the Savannah Law Enforcement League as "1,000 Male Citizens of Savannah" with their purpose being "To Vitalize and Crystallize the Sentiment for Law Enforcement in Savannah and the State of Georgia," and listed names of the League's Officers and Executive Committee members.
Citation: Archival Collections, Municipal Research Library, City of Savannah, Georgia (5600MY-10, Folder 6, Municipal Auditorium, Cornerstone Time Capsule Contents, 1916). |
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