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Show SOCIETY LEADER IS strong FOB REFORM Preston Gibson of Washing-Ion Washing-Ion Would Banish Turke' Trot and Bunny Hug. Bv International News Service. WASHINGTON. Sept. IS. Preston Gibson, society playwright, club man and tho Ward McAllister of Washington society, so-ciety, h;iH come out Hgalnat tho turkey trot, tho bunny hug, the wriggle, the grizzly bear and the horse trot, which he was credited with originating, and declared de-clared today that ho was going to use ex'ery means In his power to stamp theso dances out of Washington society. Mr. GlbBOn, who Iihb been spending tho season at Newport and who Is In Washington on business connected with his now play, was formerly an ardent admirer of the turkey trot and kindred dances and attributed his recent attack of appendicitis to his zeal in these diversions. di-versions. But It Is evident that the Newport swirl and unbridled disregard for conventions and propriety have made him change his mind. Mr. Gibson said tonight: "Thu horse trot will not be adopted in Washington this 'season if I can prevent pre-vent it. In my Judgment thore ahould be a revolution In tho dancing world and the wldoly advertised erotic dancos bo prevalent recently should be shunned by all. Thoy are most Immodest and Injurious In-jurious and demoralizing tho young- People Peo-ple should get buck to safe and sane methods In dancing. If these danoes continue along the lines they havo begun be-gun and they aro getting worHo and worse there Ih no telling what will happen. hap-pen. Theso naughty dances must go, however. There must be a limit nome-whero nome-whero and now Is the time," One effect of Mr. Gibson's edict Is that It will stop the dancing of the "dancing llfly" at tho Playhouse club, tho social Thespian Institution, which Mr. Gibson Inaugurated. All last winter UiIb dancing fifty, which Included Miss Helen Taft. the Misses Mcyor, daughtors of tho secretary sec-retary of tho navy: Postmaster Genoral Hitchcock, Miss Margaret Drapor, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Joseph Letter and other society notables studied and danced tho now dances with enthusiasm and expertneBs. |