The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-10-03
OPPOSES TURKEY TROT. J
Maryland w. G. Il. CS-S6 on Rec
ord as Opposed to The Slit
Skirt and Turkey Trot.


considerable feeling was expressed
the Maryland State Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union has gone
on record as opposed to the slit
skirt and the turkey trot.'
This action was taken by the pas
sage of purity resolution" after
ment by members that questions Of
dress and dancing did not come
within the scope of an organization
that was created to stand for tenn
perance, not as a critic of social
customs.
Mrs. William J. Brown is the au-
thor Of the resolution, which, as
passed, places the organization on
record as opposed to ''immodest
dressing and immoral dancing"
'As a sentiment-creating organi-
Zation the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union cannot we'll afford to
let pass without comment the dan
gers threatening our young people
in the immodest dressing and i'm
moral dances of the day. said
Mrs. Brown in presenting her reso-
luton.
But not all the other delegates
agreed.
Il don't see what we have to do
with such questions, nor how we,
as members of the Women's Chris
tan Temperance Union, could be
expected to know anything about
immoral dancing or immodest dress
ing" declared one delega te who be-
lieves in keeping the Temperance
Union for temperance only.
styles in dress and in dancing
change rapidly. Any action taken
now would be out of date within
five years." another opponent of
the resolution declared
Within five years. replied Mrs.
Brown and several other ladies
who came to help press the reso-
luton, maryland may have pro-
hibition and then there will be no
need for our organization going on
record for anything
Mrs. Green, of Towson, one of
the managers of the Florence Crit
tenden Mission, spoke for the reso-
luton, declaring that she could not
see how such an organization as
theirs could dare do less than
go on record as opposed to COR
rupting clothes and dances.
Mrs. Sarah T. Miller, one of the
county delegates, favored the reso-
luton, as did Miss Rebecca T.Mil-
lei, editor of the White Ribbon Her.
aid, the official organ of the Union
The protest against the reso-
luton was based upon the fact that
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union should not dabble in the
"vice crusade" or divert its siren
9Th from it's one purpose of tenn
perance.
Individually, but not as
convention, let us do what we can
to create sentiment against in
decent dressing and unseemly dane
ing" pleaded one earnest temperl
ance advocate, who feared lest
demon rum" be lost sight of
war were declared upon dressir,
and do eaR2lesil.sa. chg ==
eff our convention does not deg
nounce these things, who can you
expect to do so?" queried ars.
Brown. Eve could hardly exaae9
a brewers convention to pass such
a resolution, could we?''
After a little more discussion In /
such heated terms that one of the
delegates mildly described it as a
'pyrotechnic display" the resolu-
ton was read.
The suggestion by the supporters
of the measure that the condemna-
ton be made more definite was
and the resolution was
passed, denouncing "immodest dress
ing and immoral dancing" in toto,
specifications as to slit
skirts, pianola blouses, turkey
trots," Argentine "tangos" and
such like things.
Included in the meaning of the
said Mrs. Brown, who
framed it, care all the things in
The dress and diversions of the day
that every careful mother would
condemn as pastimes or costumes
for her daughters