The Calumet news., 1912-02-13
The PICTURE HOUSES
Continued from page hve.

old Colonial mansions with thelr wide
verandas and shady trees, an exciting
run by the Charleston fire deparement
and a general view of the city and har-
bor from the roof OF a fourteen story
syscrapper bring the interesting tidp
10 a close The number of reels in
cluoed i'm this series OF views are
sufficient to provide entertainment for
two hours or more. A regular lecture
Is being prepared and this is calcu-
lated 10 prove an interesting adjunct
to the picture show. especially when
the pictures are shown In Europe and
in the West.
The Epworth Methodist Church OF
Denver, is 10 he transformed several
evenings each week into a moving pic
ture show, with a programme OF music
and recitations, II the plans of the
pastor, the Rev. Austin Chapman. who
rs now working TO secure funds for
the in tallation of the picture machine.
materialize
I'VE canrot condemn the moving pic
ture show and the theater and such
forms of downtown amusement unless
We substitute something for them"
said Rev. Chapman. The people seem
To crave such things and we will have
To- Introduce them into the churches il
We intend to hold our congregatio
Last March DR.. Henry Curtis. the
playground expert, on the occasion of
his visit to Denver. told the ministers
of the city that they would do well To
pay more attention to the moving pic
tu.s as form of education and
fn.Usement and made the suggestion
that the churches use them I'm con-
nection with services of various kinds.
The Chicago woman's City club
gave today the first of a series OF en-
tertainments which the officers have
been pleased 10 call "Citizenship
Made Easy by Moving Pictures" The
exhibit was held in the Fisk school in
lngleslde avenue and those who at
tended were shown what Chicago had
accomplished in the way of civic inn
rrovement and what It has not done to
better existing conditions. The cN-
hihit will be given every afternoon ami
evening until Saturday.
The various activities of the city will
be shown as they affect the residents
OF the seventh Ward. IN which the ex-
hlbit will be held. The different city
problems which are up for settlement
will be discussed by experts and the
discussions win be illustrated with pic
lures of actual conditions in Chicago
and Of better conditions as found in
American and European cities.
Twenty-Five organizations in the
South Side will unite with the Wo-
mans City club in giving the exhibit
These associations and clubs will each
prepare posters picturing graphically
the local situation, Important among
the posters viii be one prepared b.
the South Park Improvement Associa-
tion on the lighting situation.
The residents Of Hyde Park. IL is
declared are considerably exercised
over the kind Of lighting which the
city Is planning TO install throughout
the district. AS part Of campaign
to work up an intelligent interest
among the citizens. pictures Of the
present system. of the proposed i'm
proved system and OF the method
which the Improvement association re-
CARDS ~ most efficient win be exhibit
cd
other pictures showing the beauti-
ful lighting systems Of some Of the
larger European cities win be thrown
or the screen and posters and slides
will compare in parallel columns the
cost OF installation and Of maintaining
the different systems.
Stn other screens will show the
work OF the local social center AMI
the other opportunities for recreation
offered TO the children OF the soute
side. 'fl