El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-08
Bathing Suit Choice Is Left
To Women Themselves; Pastors
GiDe Praise To Advanced Type

IN the theory mat as a man think
" eth in his heart. so is he" the
city authorities are going 10 per-
NIT FL Paso's fair bathers to wear
whatever they please at local bathing
beaches this summer. At least the
officials who we're guests at the
weekly junior chamber OF commerce
luncheon az the chamber Of commerce
be their attitude Those guests in
cluded acting mayor r c. Semple.
aldermen ". T. Griffith and Park
Pitman and chief Of police J. R Mont
gomery. How long the city author
tiles viii stick 10 that attitude viii
soon be found out, for the first OF
the municipal bathing beaches VIII
open Saturday on the hill at the top
Of North Fl Paso street
The kinds OF bathing suit that have
been, are being and VIII be worn, II
the cops VIII permit, were demon
strated at the luncheon by five pretty
young women, one OF them a swim
ming expert who has recently come
from New York The girls who DEM
onstrated the bathing suits we're
Miss Grace Wallace. Miss Edith Hud-
son, Miss Mildred Edwards. Miss
Eleanor Bailey and Miss Daisy Clark
II Is Miss Clark who has a figure
that was pronounced superior to An
nette kellerman's when she recently
Acts as OvereOat.
Miss Wallace demonstrated the suit
OF grandmother's days. This suit,
which covered the girls body about
recommended to the city authorities
by Willis Ransom Miss Daisy Clark
first wore a black velvet, later the
Annette Kelierman style. Miss Hud-
son wore a rubberized taffeta, Miss
Edwards a Batik OF many cOlors and
Miss Bailey a Jazz stripe.
The moderate style OF bathing suit,
known as the Pacific coast type, was
defended BY DR.. Floyd Poe, pastor
OF the First Presbyterian church who
Of Texas he probably would be
shocked. whereas II he saw the mod
crate suits at Atlantic City he would
not give them a second glance
i don't think It makes any differ
euce what a woman wears at the
beach, provided she wears II prop
erly." the minister said, and he was
loudly cheered-
Pastor Defends Advanced Type.
The more advanced type OF suit,
which leaves so little to the magma
ton. was defended by Rev. F. II.
Johnson, jr-s chaplain OF the American
legion, who said:
What does the average American
citizen want2'
Freedom" was the reply he shout
ed. That. he said, Is what women
want when they are In swimming.
No vote was taken by the junior
chamber on the suits. but the ap-
plause was all given to the ultra
modern and very brief suits.
The girls who demonstrated the
suits were introduced by Mrs. Nell d.
hichelmore, advertising manager OF
the White House. B. +. Fillmore. Of
the White House. and John c. McNary.
Of the F. G. Billings company, de-
signed the demonstrations and the
White House and the Billings COM
pany furnished the suits. except the
old style suit. which was furnished
by the Popular.
At the luncheon the new reorgan-
ization plan which calls for six de-
partments was adopted. The plan
was devised by a committee under
A W Norcop and president Manuel
Schwartz.
As a diversion az the luncheon.
Walter Davis. dressed as a chef
rushed out OF the chamber OF com
merce kitchen and was captured By
chief OF police Montgomery. who was
present After he was seized he was
forced TO sing two songs, accom-
panied by K W. MacCallum.
Resolutions thanking the city for
the swimming pool and for further
ing other recreation features were
adopted