The Washington times., 1914-08-15
THE BEST
Photopldy Department in
WASHINGTON
Duke of Manchester
Behind Scheme
for Clean
Pictures,

Actual work has been commenced
by the International Educational
League and the Inter-Church Social
Service Bureau-the - organizations
formed for the purpose of supplying
moving picture plays and education
al subjects to churches, schools, ETC.,
to which reference was made in this
column some weeks ago. The prof.
ect has really gone far beyond the
original plans Of its promoters and
now embraces scheme that Is
worldwide in its scope. 1t has en-
listed the aid of men Of interna-
1onal repute- The Duke OF Man.
chester, Lord wimborne, DR.. Charles
H. Farkhurst. DR.. William Carter,
Gen. z. A. McAlpin, Charles j.
Hite, Ernest K Coulter. Archibald
S. White and a number OF other
well known persons are directors In
the enterprise. DR.. Carter, who is
a member of the National Board Of
Gensors, the Duke of Manchester
and Mr.. Coulter, are the most active
Of these and will assume personal
charge of the prosecution Of the
plans of the organization.
The opening of joint offices Of the
TWO concerned, was the occasion for
the announcement OF part OF the
campaign for the coming year. II
n regarded as one of the biggest
religious and educational projects
that has yet been launched. The two
organizations have. become allied
through a common purpose to put
motion pictures in the schools.
churches and other religious and
educational Institutions throughout
the United States The service
which they will give will have been
started by the first of October and
will cover as wide field as possible
from the first. Later. as the field
Is enlarged. there will be additions
serving of 1000 churches and
schools Is anticipated as one of the
possibilities of the next five years.
The Inter-Church Social Service
bureau has already bought large
nunher. of religious and educational
films, and will continue to get the
best In that line. while the contracts
are drawn for many clean dramas
and comedies. which will be shown
IN the weekly program of pictures
OF subjects which will embrace re-
ligion, travel. sociology, and educa-
tion including, especially, stories
taken from the Bible. For the first
few months, the bureau will not
make any OF its own films. but next
year Will see considerable studio ac-
tivity on the part OF the organiza-
don.
The service is TO be supplied to
churches at very low cost for 5000
feet Of film divided into five sub
jects. This service, will include the
installation OF a screen and a moving
picture projecting machine. In anoth-
er service, which VIII cost more. the
bureau not only viii supply these
things, but win send an expert op-
orator to the church to install the
machine and teach a local member
OF the church how to run 1t.
The present plan Of the bureau
for making films is about this way:
Three companies of actors are to, be
formed. One will be sent to Pales-
tine TO enact Bible stories amid the
the doings of men and women who
are told about in Holy writ. Another
Company will go to Egypt for the
same purpose; and a third company
win be sent on a tour OF the mis-
sion fields of the world to enact
stories written around the mission
work of all denominations. These
latter are expected to give those who
support the missions a better idea
Of what Is going on there. AS the
work Is enlarged local compapies
will be chosen to present domestic
and present dav drama and comedy
which will be used as a part of the
bureaus program each week.
DR.. Carter is president of the bu-
reau: the Duke OF Manchester Is
the international vice president, and
DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst Is vice
president. The capitalization of the
organization is. stated to be $1,000