"Cadets Of Temperance Manchester Branch banner" [NMLH.2000.1]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.2000.1

Object Name
Banner

Title
'Cadets Of Temperance Good Samaritan Section. Love Honour Truth No. 115. Manchester'

Place
Manchester, UK

People
Cadets of Temperance, Wyndham H. Stokes,

Events
Temperance Movement

Date
About 1930?

Description
Red and blue silk banner with a central design of a triangle inside a blue circle. The triangle sides say 'Love, Honour, Truth'.


This banner belonged to the Manchester Branch of the Cadets of Temperance, an organisation formed in the USA by Wyndham H. Stokes in 1846 to discourage boys aged 12 to 18 and their parents from drinking alcohol. Over time, the Cadets also served as a mutual aid society. A major attraction of the group for its members was most likely the society's unusual meetings. Cadets wore colourful regalia during meetings and often used secret passwords. By 1854 there were branches worldwide, and women were welcomed as members.


The banner was rescued by the Working Class Movement Library in 1998, along with other Order of the Sons of Temperance objects, and was offered to the People's History Museum.

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