Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
BAN FREAK DANCE,
C[UbWOMEN CRY
modesty. and Simplicity in
Dress Endorsed by District
Federation.
SEX HYGIENE COURSES
IN SCHOOLS ADVOCATED
Would Have Candidates for Mar.
riage Examined by Health
Department.

Almost unanimous condemnation of the
present styles in dress and dances fol
| lowed a discussion of these subjects a.
| the meeting of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs at thu
Raleigh Hotel last night.
The discussion was on a resolution in
troduced by DR.. EInora C. Foll1mar
| chairman of the committee on socia
| hygiene. The resolution provided thai
mothers permit their girls to dance only
those dances which are modest. pure
simple and sane. and those that raise M
question in any ones mind regarding
their propriety.
The so-called new dances had a
least one champion in Mrs T. F. Rorke
president of the Capitol Hill Historical
Society and the represent give of that or
ganization in the federation. Mrs. Rork,
said she had been Mortified when she frs
learned that her son danced the tango
the turkey trot and kindred terpsichorean
novelties. She said that she saw for her
self how they were danced. and discov
cred nothing Objectionable in them. The
whole question in any dance, she said
was how it was performed. When the
matter was put to vote, however. thu
resolution prevailed.
Modesty In Dress Urged.
DR.. Folkmars resolution on modern
dress set forth that the time was at hand
for all women. and especially the
mothers of growing girls. to encourage
and practice modesty. simplicity and
sanity in dress.
''Modesty demands the resolution said
that the dress be distinctly feminine
quiet in tone, refined in line, and Of a
texture and mode to protect the wearel
from undue attention. Simplicity de.
mands that the dress be suited 20 the
individual income and station In life
the time the place and the occasion
Sanity calls for the observance of these
demands of simplicity and modesty" This
motion was unanimously adopted after
little discussion.
The subject OF sex hygiene and morals
was then taken up. DR.. Folkmar said a
wave Of thought touching on these ques-
tons was sweeping the country. and
that it should be encouraged. She Offer
ed a resolution recommending that sex
hygiene and morals be taught in the
normal schools of the CITY, and that a
course of eighteen lectures on this SUBJ
ject be necessary in order to receive q
diploma. The resolution was unanimous
ly adopted.
Congress was asked to empower the
local health department to examine. free
of charge. all domes.ics, children
nurses and candidates for marriage for
evidences Of specific diseases It was de-
clared. this examination should not be
mandatory. but rather a privilege to the
classes 1t included.
Raising Of Funds Discussed.
When the subject of ways and means
Of raising money for the federation was
brought up. a variety OF schemes was Of
tered. First. it was proposed tina. ba-
zaar be held in December for the sale of
aprons and like articles, 80 be made by
members of the organization. but this
met with Gisfavor. Mrs. Mary Lock-
wood suggested that the cost of printing
the year books and cards of the fedora
ton be apportioned among the members.
but there was opposition to this idea also
Mrs. Ada Weiss thought n would b.
a good and feasible plan to have RI sac.