The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-05

Mrs. Edward Bruce and the singing of a
group of songs by Miss Henrietta Inglis,
poems Of Robert Louis Stevenson set
to music by Mrs. Dean H. Perry of Barre.
This part of the evening program greatly
pleased the audience.
Civic Department
The civic department of the state fed
GRAFTON was represented by its chairman,
Mrs Edward Kirkland of Bellows Falls,
whose report dealt chiefly with the work
of Americanization and with motion pic
lures, which were the two special lines
taken up in the years program. Ben
nington, Montpelier, Rutland and Spring
field clubs sent reports of efforts at
Americanization. In Springfield and
Bellows Falls the women's clubs COM
planned of the character of some of the
dances, which were improved as a result,
the authorities cooperating.
In Bellows Falls the principal work OF
Amerieaniztaion has been with the Poles
and in this the school board is helping.
Different kinds of demonstrations have
been given the people Of this national
ity, in nursing, in canning and wherever
| 1t has been possible to aid them in as
similating the customs of the United
States. 1t is hard to get out the women
for group work and the best thing is for
the club to 90 with the schools and farm
bureaus in this work next year. The
women's clubs must help keep up the
attendance in evening schools where such
schools are carried on.
The home economics department OF
the farm bureau is another way to reach
all women In Springfield the manufac-
turers have started community work
OF 49,s6l foreigners in Vermont there
are many unable to read or write and a
great work is ahead for next year in this
line alone.
| As to the motion picture part of the
program, from Jan. 20 to p an inves-
| tigation was carried on by the club
women to see just what kind of pictures
were being presented throughout the
state. A list of printed questions was
sent each club with the following re
suit; Number of towns reporting 40
number of plays reported (no duplicates
pa, number OF plays reported as good
l6l, number of plays reported as bad 81
number Of plays reported as fair or in.
different or silly 81, number of plays re-
ported as not proper for immature
youths or children 81, plays showing ir.
reverence 5, grewsome subjects or OBJ
jectionable death scenes 10, objection
+, able drinking or barroom scenes 20
gambling made alluring or attractive 7
prolonged Objectionable love scenes is
suggestive or Objectionable exposure OF
person 27, infdelity or disregard Of mar
raige vows 20, sex problems handled in
an Objectionable manner 8, religion OF
| law ridiculed or held in contempt Ia
underworld scenes or Objectionable dane.
| ing 10, habit-forming drug using made
attractive 2, criminal methods in way
to give instructive ideas IL, any obscen.
ity, immortality or vulgarity 81, objec
tionabe bedroom scenes 7, any risque
or lewd actions Is, any Objectionable
closeup filming 8, anything likely To
contribute to the delinquency of the
| younger element 26
The general federation now has facts
which may help in keeping up the char.
acter of the pictures of the state. Penn
sylvania has formed an organization for
the special purpose of purifying the pie
lures. In Vermont 66 towns have NOV.
| ing pictures shown in them and after the
canvass letter was written to each
manager asking him to do all he could
to improve them. If the manager is al
right there win be little trouble with
the class Of pictures shown. They car
get good ones if they try; there are
1 plenty on the market. But the point Ii
/ that they will show what the public
wants, and it is up TO the public TO at
tend the pictures and then make known
TO the manager their opinion OF them
If they are good pictures the manager
will appreciate it il Won tell him so and
| if you consider them bad from any point
OF view il is your duty to tell him that
and register your complaint, else how
will he know your attitude toward that
kind of filmG Children in large mum
bers attend the pictures and they should
be such that they viii help and not hurt
the child
! After the evening session had com
/ menced telegram was received an
nouneing that John Spargo, the speaker
of the evening, had been injured, degree
/ undetermined IN the wreck at Soutt
Royalton, and therefore his address
| "Bolshevism vs.. Democracy" had to b,
cancelled which shortened the evening
/ session, the singing Of Nearer, My Goo
/ to Thee bringing the session to a close
| This afternoon will be given over t.
reports and business, followed at 4 81
in the Park theatre by lecture on $50
cial Hygiene Problems Of the Reconstruc
/ tion Period" by Mrs. Woodallen Chap
man Of the public health department Of
the General Federation of Women
Clubs, and the showing of the film, "How
Life Begins which is especially recon
mended by the general federation.
The federation meeting closes this
evening with a reception at the home Of
Mrs Guy Varnum, North street, ia
which all members of the Barre Woman's
club and visiting delegates and officer:
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