El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-28
By FREDERIC ]. aASKIN.

partments of many clubs are giving at
tentiOn is the censorship Of the five
cent theaters which have sprung up
with such marvellous rapidity all over
the country. While in some clubs this
matter has come under the direction OF
the educational or art department, the
District of Columbia clubs established
a precedent in placing 1t under ciT1cS,
since it involves so many things The
ventilation, the precautions for exits
and protection in case of fire, the hours
at which they should be closed, no less
than the subjects presented IN the pro-
grams, give plenty of range for the ac-
tiVities of club women. The fact that
the cheap show has come to- stay is
generally recognized and the aim of the
club women is to make 1t of the great
est possible value to the community
In a number of cities, the horrors OF
the white slave trade are being bravely
grappled with by club women under
the direction of the department of civ
les. A crusade against this evil has
already had great influence in Kansas
City. In Louisiana, the state fedora
ton has appointed committee to in
vestigate the means Of lessening the
white slave trade in that state and for
cooperation with other organizations
working toward the same end. The
clubs in the New England states are
also taking up the matter and crusadeS
for the suppression Of vice, conducted
under the auspices of prominent club
women have increased with rap1d1ty
almost incredible to the women who re
member how in most clubs less than
decade ago, this subject could be men
toned only in dropped voices behind
the closed doors Of a committee room.
But having once become aroused to the
need of bravery in attacking an evil
which menaces every home, the CLUB
women have risen above prudery and
are mOdestly but firmly putting forth
their most valiant efforts.
Establish Junior Leagues.
Realizing always that the best time
to secure interest in any subject is in
childhood, the WOmen's clubs are work
ing to establish Junior Civic leagues
in connection with the public schools
in every state in the union While
some of the state declarations report
greater progress in this direction than
others, the movement has now passed
its initial stage in the whole country.
In many towns the attractive appear
ance of the streets and parks must be
credited largely to the effective work,
of the children belonging to the Junior
Civic leagues who have been taught by
the club women not only to refrain
from scattering paper and trash them
selves, but also to collect that thrown
down by other people and as an act OF
good citizenship to deposit it in the
receptacle provided for It..
A woman visiting in southern town
noticed a small boy stopping in the
midst of brisk run towards the school
yard to pick up a banana skin which
he had Just missed stepping on him
self. why did you do that?" she asked,
as she noticed his rival entering the
school ground. The boy proudly dis
played a badge bearing the letters J.
c. L." as he answered: 1T was a civic
duty. A woman gave US these badges
to remind US that we must always be
looking after the good of other people
If I hadn't picked up this banana peel
someone might have slipped and fell on
it, and it's always every persons civic
duty to help to keep the public walks
safe" --.----+-