Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1917 — Women Picket Movie Show In Protest Against Film [ARTICLE]

Women Picket Movie Show In Protest Against Film

Valparaiso, Ind., Feb 19— About ten days ago Valparaiso clubwomen adopted resolutions protesting against local movie theaters showing such screens as “Purity,” “Race Suicide,” and other of like startling titles. This action was intended to convey a warning to the movie theater managers, but it failed of its purpose. Tuesday clubwomen and their husbands to the number of 100 picketed the streets leading to Schelling’s Music hall, where “Race Suicide” was advertised to be shown, and endeavored to dissuade theater goers from entering. Many women were turned back to their homes, but the advertising given the show by the women proved a big drawing card: for the men folks, and they jammed the. theater to the doors, despite the fact thrt the clubwomen, with note books, took the names of every man known to them and promised to report the matter to wives and other members of their families.