El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-17

to carry a certain dignity and uPllL5
with them. Mrs. ArOnsteln also laIh
about the value of the moving plcuuie'
H WoraI Effect of pictures.
In discussing the moral effect OIL tuS
D,oving DictuTe. Miss Ellinor PorcneA
said that the influence was moLe
tense. the s"ubconscious erect
psychological suggestion greater -
from any other source that LedCIoS
the general public. She said II W.
greater than any suggestion +ion in
in books. because the concenlrdCIon ~
watching a picture snow was 9Snis-
and said that owing to the low n,cb
sion price it reached an audleuo9 &c
larger than any spoken drama a
effect upon the general PUBIC "aG
tremendous force to be reckOned Win
After touching upon the eVlls IintTra
ed with the presentation u PL
DIavs dealing with crime, or scenes Ina
were likely to excite the baser lnstlnCIS
of humanity, she said why ~ :
not a force so compelling be Dug
to the aid of inspiration and educaIoh
Human nature win respond 70 n9DieI
emotions as well as the Oft
Local CensOrs SuggespeO.
Miss Porcher suggested a local DoaIU
of censors that might be n source o.
good in adapting the pictures 70 ny
/ community, for every commuhlly u9o
a little different problem and a NIUE
] inherent hlAlAA VI ~
In censoring pictures, however MISS
Porcher took the stand that cnlluteh
| should not be allowed 10 go u "
( moving pictures indiscrlmlnaleiy' RAIN
! er thar that the pictures ShouLu De 49,
| sored to a point of childishness, so tnat
| ali children could go to see them with
out harm. =,
She mentioned a system adopted IN
| other cities where children under GER
! tain ages were not admitted 70 inca
" " ME- Dorrhhr said she aD-
proved of the moving pictures oelne
i'kept open on Sundays as a cIean' SaIe
and innocent place of amusement LoI
people to go that might otherwise DC
led into questionable am1SeI5eHls'
business Meeting Held.
OWING to the general length Of thf
] DrOgrs7n. the discussion following the
! papers was omitted.
In the brief business session preced-
ing the program, the minutes "ST M
read bv Mrs. T: c. Phillips; Mrs. w
l. Foxworth, chairman of the depart
ment who was also chairman OF the
dav. presided. Mrs. S. J. Fenneu an
nounced tAe free concert TO De slVeI
by the Ell Paso symphony ~orcneslrs
Friday afternoon at 4:3O o'clock in tn
Crawford theater, and urged the clul
women to attend. IN also urged tina,
the club women and their friends senC
in their literary contributions Tor tins
original work evening of The literature
department
Mrs. Carl Lee Smith announced tina
the art department had postponed it
meeting from December % to Deem
Der 80, and urged that the club mem
bers prepare work for the original ari
evenings Of the department.
Mrs. olga KOhlberg requested tina
books for the circulating library 70
the rural women of west Texas be sem
before January 1 to Mrs. A P. Avertll
at the Nagley apartments.
Mrs. w. r. Brown announced tn
coming production of the Rescue hom'
benefit performance of the comic operi
Miss Nobody From Starland."
Mrs. George ROutledge read an ap
peal from Mrs. Mabel G.. Lewis, presi
dent of n Woman's Republic at Uni
versity City. St. Louis, for warm cloth
ing for babies and cnndren to be sen
to the destitute children of Belgium
The clothing will be forwarded to Bel
gium at the expense Of the Womani
Republic, if the contributions are sen
to that place
Mrs. Robert Lander gave two pleas
ing vocal selections, The Danza," b.
Chadwick, and House of Dreams" b,
Metcalf. Mrs. Mary Bond Wheat wa
! her accompanist.