Evening journal., 1920-11-18
AGAIN SCORES
'HADES' DANCE
ST. Paul's Folk Condemn
Auditorium Advertising
as "Gratuitous Insult"
RESOLUTION GOES
TO AUTHORITIES

Eleventh Street Auditorium last night.
another throng assembled in 81.
paurs Methodist Episcopal Church,
only few blocks distant, heard the
dancing feature again denounced by
the Rev. Or. Carlisle Hubbard.
This unusual situation arose from
the invitation which was extended 10
Dr. Hubbard by the Auditorium man
agemenl 90 attend the dance and judge
for himself whether 10 was harmful
10 public morals. Inst ad of accept
ine, Doctor Hubbard called meeting
Of his congregation and denounced
The Invitation as an implied insult.
The Rev Dr. Robert Watt district
Superintendent OF the Wilmington
Conference. added his voice To- that Of
nr Hubbard in denouncing the Audi
turlum management for repeating The
NIchi IN ilades' and inviting Doctor
Hubbard 20 see'it After Or. Watt had
concluded his address the cOngrega-
ton adopted a resolution condemnlng
the advertisement Of the dance as a
graf i0us INSULT 20 the moral sense
or ihe Christian people Of his com
munity." This resolution viii be sent
10 On II OF Police Black, City Council,
United States District Attorney Hughes
and Attorney General Reinhardt.
Judging from the crowd on the
door OF the Auditorium the repetition
of the dance was successful p. f..
Thompson. manager, declared that in
aSmuch as he had not heard Doctor
Hubbard last night and because the
minister had not answered an invita-
ton that had been offered in a spirit
OF fair play, he had nothing TO say
Dr. Hubbard's comment delivered at
his church, In part. was as follows
zone OF the consequences OF my at
tack upon the announced Dance In
Hades ] know would be 10 advertise
tht institution that gave 70, but ] am
willing 10 pay that price in order 10
Warn the young people aud parents Of
on. city on the character OF entertain
mtnt offered by ihe Auditorium man
aemcnt as wholesome and harm
ifss. ] was also 0f IN opinion that
the protest nf my church, voiced be-
fore a great congregation IN thorough
accord would cause the MANAGEMENT
Ia realize thai the iecrn, AMI respect
Ell .ilzens OF This community Wtra
l"uienani at having haunted In their
faces md before their childrens ey $
an invitation 30 a Dance In H3des.
VIII ere under the management OF his
satanic majesty they were promised a
II was glad that some OF the man
agement was present and hoped that
they would see that this community
would not stand for such entertain
lncnt Evidently they heard nothing.
saw nothing, learned nothing, for
yesterday ! received, through tha
press. an invitation 10 attend a repe-
tltlon Of his Dance In Hades which
y spoken Of as wholesome and
harmless.
no not lose sight Of the fact that
J am not now saying one word about
the dance as an Institution. but ! am
connning myself strictly 10 the state.
mcni OF the Auditorium press agent
A Night in Hades, 'swiih his Saianh
Majesty as floor manager and sulphur
taking the place OF perfume will be
me feature Of the special night dance
90 be given 8l he Auditorium next
Wednesday mighty
"The repetition Of this Dance In
Hadcs has led 10 this larger protest.
participated IN through the presence
and statement OF DR. Robert Watt OF
an Wilmington Methodism.
Warns That FIGHT WIN GO On.
Among The directorate or this COM
nany here are many estimahle men,
public spirited men, who though they
differ widely with The group l repre-
9ni OH the 0ur-iin. ~ dance p i'e
Wonld not be a party 90 nor permit
their hired men 20 usa their property
TO degrade a community. And ,0 test
whether This invitation Is OF such a
character as 90 suggest evil ask
any % these men II they would want
their young sons and daulhters To- at
tend a public dance wh re they would
have a hot time under Saian's man
scment IN a place made TO represent
But J am'incllned to be OF the onin.
ion mat the real purpose OF This r..
petition IS 90 give an evenings enter.
iainmeni under the same name as thl
one we object 10. and. Of course. cut
ting out every evil feature suggested
And % invite The city authorities anl
me complaining parson 10 see how M
was mistaken and how pure AMI
Wholesome The entertainment wit
such a name really Is.
And ! warn the manaamont OF thi
institution that 10 cannot hope 90 wil
in a leht, In community like thi.
with the moral and religions force
arrayed against t And we viii never
never cease TO 1ght while an insuu
ton of any character inviles on
youth 10 entertainment. of such char
acters as a Dance In Hades'"
DR.. Watt Expresses Disgust
Or. Wait. In his dcnunciauon OF hi
danoe sa q In part:
y do not think that I can wit
truihfnlness be called a prude. or
person lacking a nse Of humor bu
when 0at so-callcd advertisement
was read 70 gave mr feeling Of dis
gust
What Is Webster's definition O
wholesome - Conir hui 'ng 10 On
health Of the mind 10 morals: TO re
gion. s0luiary. sound. etc.
rs 10 customary for places OF th
kind pres nted by this fnierprlsin
press agent 90 extend invitations &
m siers 10 witness lis perform
ances.
But we viii be told mat this in
iauon was extended that a m
informed minister might be unde
ceNed The sufficient answer 10 TIA
Question ls that the mis- Information
= chargeanle to The advertisement II
question:. Would one care TO 20 h.
yond the character of the Advertise
ment Was II suflc entg
And what about ne m riis of fh
QUESTION What about promiscuou
dance nallsf Let those speak NH
speak from knowledge All who an
familiar with these lnstitut ons fror
the time or John Wesley down Ia Al
present day can tell the story. "
Il would use every leeitimate on
deaNor to keep young people ava
from places OF this KIND.
May Seek Stricter Ban.
let u not be said that in wh.
is here set down we are OF the lonl
faced. gloomy, narrow-minded Pha
sees who would ind scriminately il
ciude In a wholesale condemnation :
forms OF amusement and WhOlesOn