The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-06
PINR NEGETlES
HAVE TREI.R uses
one of Them Permits a
Preacher to Get Facts
About Booze. j,

q.
Should . priest Of tie church wear
3 pink necixtiegy
The REV. DR.. James Empringham,
National superintendent Of the Epls-
copal Church Temperance society, asks
the question of the leaders OF the
cbdrchs nation wide campaign, and
Droceeds to answer It himself with a
qualified affirmative, thus:
By ali means occasionally"
Tfe crtix Of the. matter, according
q BIZ. Empringham, is that the prob.
lena IS not sartorial at all, but one OF
he practical results which may be
achieyed under cover Of pink neck
lie. The late Henry c. Bunner once
wrote q story illustrating the adver-
Using which accrued to 1.-THE Man in
the pink Pants" Putting reverse
EHgiish on the contention which was
ntalned in that story, Dr.. Empring-
ham contends that it is moral and al
log Tier justlffable fora man of the
cloth seeking information which he
might not obtain in his proper person,
% canouflage himself behind a pink
liecktie. For illustration, in the mat
ten 81 prohibition.
Apink necktie and Palm Beach
siiit says DR.. Empringham, will i'm
pant more valuable information than
Years OF Hebrew. What chance would
man in d cassock-vest ever have of
stting valuable personal service trom
uolica MAGISTRATES and other judges
ID the land? "A clerical collar can
drive tin Lizzie forty miles an nour
through every traffic regulation and
the grinning cops think 1t is joke.
But q pink tie teaches humility. 1t
lattens your ribs in the crowded car
md nobody smiles and says; Take my
seat Fatherl"
And then having proceeded this Ear
ID his philosophical reflections The al
together human DR.. Empringham
comes down to cases with this:
sFettered by his conventional col
iaf, what chance has a clergyman OF
apping the fountains Of information
hat ceaselessly now in saloon? A
pinls5 tie admits a man to the bar. In
tlie saloon, as in no other place, you
feel the pulse Of humanity and
hat pulse, as 1t manifests itself just
COW IN the brass rail oasis behind the
win ging door is very feverish."
re e has not already been suspected,
here is q good place to reveal the fact
the Priest in the Pink Tie has
oeen making some researches in the
~ Reit Of New York as to the oper-
stion 81 prohibition for the benefit of
lie Every Name Campaign OF the
copal church which is the contri7,
BUTTON of the Diocese of New York
Is the ch1rch's Nation wide campaign
mis- general movement is intended to|
muster the full resources of the
ehdfch for national service. Specifi-
one Of its objects is to devise a
institute for the saloon. Hence, DR..
Empringham and the Pink Necktie.
Attend closely.
ePeople are saying" says he, that
Prohibition has made no difference in
the LIQUOR business. That estimate Isl
.tslse. In the first place, prohibition,
iii my experience, has made it much
more difficult to buy soft drink over
he bar Before July / never expert
sneed difficulty in getting non -alco-
hoiic beverage in any saloon except,
berhaps, in some of the-'dry states. II
caiied for ginger ale or birch beer,
The barkeper got me the first time.
Since July i all has been changed.
ssTnder the protection of the pink
Ele saunter through the double
Winging doors on Sixth avenue or
Hester street and ask for glass Of
Ginger ale or birch as preliminary
mixing in with the boys, but now l
is longer get the innocuous beverage
~ which / call. The aproned
rtist now invariably CONSTITUTES, my in
aocent request for ginger ale or birch
j euphonious camouflage for some
hing more potent
And, moreover, adds DR.. Empring-
ham, iProhibition has also changed thel
onIersation atmosphere of the sa-
Don. In place of baseball the latest
nrize-fight or the ponies the con-
ersation no generally takes theolog-
turn, which is to say, the saloon