Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-04
PURITY LEAGUE OUT
FOR REFORMING
A FEW THINGS
Better Patrolled Parks, Prob.
ably to Prevent Spooning,
and Approval of Moving
Picture Films.

Better ulut,d and better Iptroll"d
PARKS. 1,tt.r ventilated public bglld-
iugs and ,b, appointment OF come
mttrr OF censorship Goo pas. upon ava
moving plrtur, films shown u N,uu+
uuoruuv ar, few OF tb, suggestions
mad, bt tho Social Purity lcagH of
Albuquerque in H petition presented
Geo tine CITY council last night The
rurit, league ha. as members SIEVE
'ral dozen Young women of A1ulu.s
que
Better lighted and better pauoll,1
parks one ui th, things suggested
%, tho league, is v,idonti, dH.H,
dark thrust 100 the direction ui .'u-
uuou of "spouuug" 900 the park
Tb, young ladies do NOT adNu.,',
abolition cot pctur, Shove, bat pr'
OF tn, opinion That an films sf'Hit
h, rigIuIy Investigated los q cuWmit',r
CO.. two men aud one woman before
nrug thrown com tine screens. Tu"
petition was referred Go the police
! committee.
The censorship committee. 10 up-
pointed. would hat, % strenuous uWr
Iul TO- Tu, moving picture nIu' that
com, into Albuquerque generally ar
ry, from Denver ON santa &c. train
! $50. , at lu.55. IN, Uus ar, taken
/ Co. the thoatrrs ana ruu uN,r, tuo ur-
] rhostrts remaining iu order 60 select
| Inappropriate u,.umpauiWcuts II Is
! general, midnight before the films
lar, run off 100 the trial rum \.l ,1r-
Iat,r- chang. films thrice vockly n
B.. glit, prnmhl. hat applicants for
/ tl. ipn ui censor. which would likely
DO, one without pa,, would not 1o mae
/ ucruus
Th, petition presented 90 tho ."un-
ru last uigat follows.
We, tho undersigned, rc-pr.tuIN
petition ,our honorable body Goo take
steps that Win bring about the tnl
lowing results
rcuor Han,cd md h.ttor poroIlod
parks
! = committee appointed 'pI lu, pun
/ posse OF examining all films uri'r.
| th,N pr. thrown upuu tine screens h
90, moving picture shows aud aIs.
! the Nrdomc.
1bu am public uuIIus- u, p,"G
Ventilated
/
| q .Iu,i-m. uut Nr most earnestly
r,.l ublt f tines, ntugs could OBJ, ace
rompu-u,d ihr moral atmosphere o..
! NruuptIur would N, improved.
"a, urIi,N, th, moving picture In
! 10, made rcryciul educational fn toi
200 our cNl, uf, b. rightly u..d II BE-
not our desire that lu. form "'
| amusement DO, abolished. Dion u O. uul
SINGER, dc~lr, that Tine PLAYS and
shows CO., this city nD w.N that d.,
best u. vru as ,nr boss r.nuod cit'
l1.ns mas putruuiz. Thorn w believe
lac three of uIr nc-t citizens. two mon
aud one woman. would constitute d
committee which would examine thcs'
! films. the subtle ius.dI"us evils Vodlo
be- eliminated W. know YOU nave at
ordIuba,, winch reads That AN gross
lis Immoral scenes N. prohibited, af
rul, the grossly Immoral is 500 revolt
ing that H. can du uttlc harm us com
pared with th, suggestive aud con
trmpubly subtle situations aud views
| these htlcv wc believe 60 Dee democrat
izug and decidedly dangcrous in thcu
linfIucuc, upon our souug people
Thanking YOU Tor your careful con
sid,ratiuu of this matter We are,
Very respectfully you're
SOCIAL PURITY LEAGi r.
HARRIET g. SANE,
MILDRED g. STU RTENANT
ALICE sCHRElBER
Committee.