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Gordon Booth · 24-01-2011, 16:27

The Temperance Movement was very popular after World War 1 and a lot of my family signed up but I don't think the pledges lasted long and the Movement died off.
Those were the days when it was quite common for a working man to get paid on Friday and disappear straight into the pub until late Sunday night( that WAS 24 hour drinking) and come home with no money for the rent,food etc.That is no exaggeration, I knew of families where it had happened.
You can see why the Temperance Movement was popular with wives although it probably didn't help them much.

24-01-2011, 16:27	#21
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46613	Re: Band of Hope The Temperance Movement was very popular after World War 1 and a lot of my family signed up but I don't think the pledges lasted long and the Movement died off. Those were the days when it was quite common for a working man to get paid on Friday and disappear straight into the pub until late Sunday night( that WAS 24 hour drinking) and come home with no money for the rent,food etc.That is no exaggeration, I knew of families where it had happened. You can see why the Temperance Movement was popular with wives although it probably didn't help them much.