I cannot specifically answer the question about the AAA not sponsoring events in 1917 where alcohol was served, other than to say that by 1917 there was widespread agreement among American elites that the use of alcohol was too often harmful to drinkers and the larger community. In 1916 voters had selected a Congress that would in 1917 produce the necessary 2/3 majorities to initiate the ultimate marketing regulation on liquor purveyors, prohibition. K. Austin Kerr Professor Emeritus of History Ohio State University [log in to unmask] (Home: 614-846-8406) (Cell: 614-395-5325) Please! No calls after 9 p.m. Eastern Time