Judge — October 12, 1918 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Signal Corps" This cartoon by Agnes MacDonald satirizes what appears to be a military or governmental communication/signaling group, titled "The Signal Corps." The sketch shows formally dressed figures—men in top hats and coats alongside women—engaged in animated gestures and raised arms, as if sending signals or semaphore. The satire likely mocks either incompetence, confusion, or the absurdity of actual Signal Corps operations (a real U.S. Army unit). The mixed group of civilians and formally dressed individuals, combined with their exaggerated, uncoordinated gestures, suggests the cartoon ridicules either disorganization, amateur bungling, or perhaps satirizes the inclusion of women in military roles—a contentious social issue in the early 20th century when Judge magazine was prominent.