Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-06-25 | Page 37 | Church and Civil Workers Figure in Movie's Future

Church and Civil Workers Figure in Movie's Future NTW YORK. Jun 14. Th on development de-velopment that augurs well for th future fu-ture of th movl ta th Increasing; Interest In-terest takan In It by church and public w el far organisation. Dr. Dan B. Bnimmtt, dltor of th Kp-worth Kp-worth HeraJd. official organ of 760,000 mam here of the Knworth league, recently recent-ly replied editorially to thoae wbo criticised criti-cised him for accepting motion picture advertising for th paper. He simply stated that millions of church people attend th movies and will continue to attend them n matter what la aald and don and by whom and that th church ehould ua motion picture for educative, rcraUva and ovanseUatle purpo, George Arils filmed Interior of 'Th Silent Voice" In a Brooklyn church. A m In later Introduced Mary t'arr at the premier showing T "Silver Wings." Th W. C T. U. Is now commending such pictures as meat with Its approval and asking local chapters to cooperate with ex MM tore ahowlng tham. Will Hay la scheduled to speak befor th General Federation of Women's clubs at Chautauqua, N. Y.. June 2. Mrs. Ell T. Hnamer, New York state reneor, and th heads of various comm. I tees also will ta!k on films. The executive council of th A m erics n Federation of Iabor in session at t'lnclD-natt t'lnclD-natt condemned legalized censorship. A proposal for tha federation to mak and exhibit films la Ua own theausa was voted down, I