Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-11
,ARRAIGNs MODERN DANCE IN PLAIN TERMS
EXPERT TESTIMONY BROUGHT AGAINST IT
Ths Rev. DR. J. W. Dufey of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South breaches Strong Sermon on ouoee'
of Interest to Many.

in months was Rev Dr. j. W. Duey pastor OF w
church South 1t has been the SUBJECT OF
SO much comment throughout the city since that time nat m
Dance-Expe Testimony and the discourse was nenE he " "
4 congregation which hled the large auditorium
Rev Dufey that personally he would not Know e
between what was Virginia ~ and modern waltz
~ t that the testimony would be from dancing
rnasters-exe did know concerning what they af Among
those he submitted evidence from were the following;
Thomas A. Faulkner realized the depths of guilty and the en
nv Of the hideous engaged and had been o
wears only destroying th bodies and sous " m e
who were caught body and SOUL ana houFh
my influence thousands others following my footsteps
Prof Harry renowned champion dancer and autn0
many noted society believe that woman can waltz
ouy and waltz we'll for she must yea M ,s s h .o not
partner My daughter had one would De- 40 m
let any man encce your until married and then only your
husband can safely say fouhs of those who now pros
United States ruined in the ballroom i0 VIII S
ally find prostitute is perfect dancer. r
Prof VIM Holmes, exdanng master IN San francisco
oun the ballroom of destruction Tor multuaes II IS w
burned into the hearts of fathers and broken
mothers and husbands are ego VINO can 00s w s I
and daughters who have been led cap'e oS w
nifcent burst O. harmony and laying on of hands -
Ernest A. Bell Superintendent of the Midnight Mission Chicago and
cne the against the White Slave ac AS
faithful testify that dancing drinking and oeoauhey are
tho underworld Tripe evils in the hands the vice
ack are the destroying girls and debauchng men
recognized recruiting grounds for procurerS lh
supply the ebrothel alike with victims and patrons
Thc gaining wicked control of partner the main stock
in trade principal asset of the dancing teacher
reformed eifes: 81 had several young men my
pocures and most Of them were managers OF dans
They 90 the girls with Invitations
When the girls came my man would pick out some
for
u d
was taken Here is testimony:
Richardson, of Boston, The various steps and
poses Of the dances are contributed with 'evs' ingenuity 70 sN
Munsebeg teacher of psychology in Harvard Unv
sity, "The modern dance is erotic and sex-nting
str the dancing quoted above said: There vii
prostitutes public school used to teach the first
prostitution by having dancing taught allowed there
dances of today the old-ashoned Virginia
reel moneymu quad danced but
purpose the destroying the purity of both sexes
suggestive of each dance thoroughly
their we'll before they introduced the
public
Sixty Thousand Required
Theodore Bingham formerly Commissioner Police IN Ne"
York cy a young
girls required fill the ranks of professional
do not understand the meaning the
pelous and fatal that they unwilling to
that the traffic blood and thousands
each year sinking destruction
Evidence secured by (qued aove through testimony
girls showed that eightyOnc of them assigned
bathrooms the direct their downfall
Mothers msakeDaughters testimony: up to the age of l7
judge mother knew little about the
She wanted learn to dance said would make
more graceful
downfall began The who ruined offered
take city (Chcago) and He took
leaving saying he would with minister
the of him. l found out
house of namy (on South Clark street, could not leave
having place co. no money and no so sank the lowest
depths many soul has before Ali
this happened inside of eight months after mother sent
dance.
A Notable Decree
following number the "a Apostolae
Sedis the official publication of the Vatican Significant that the
Pope Benedict XIV not based temporary expeny
growing dancing Catholic
that of the
The applies Catholics
following In the last
gathering Catholic families
balls which to be
gatherings generally the heads work
although doubt the upright
who these Dances STILL looking the pers and
losses caused by the considered their duty to forbid
Pnary Ba
priests will
entirely that abuse which and balls
held for the projects But often
in human things what wisely and Justly ordered the
h@sannx gradually soesnesd fall into oblivion and tn, T balls
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