Judge, 1927-10-08 · page 4 of 36
Judge — October 8, 1927 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine, Page 2 This page contains satirical humor pieces and illustrations mocking fraternal organizations and secret societies. **Top illustration**: Shows a man tumbling down stairs at 3 A.M., captioned as "The supreme high plenipotentiary...ruler of the Knights of the Damascus Blade returns home." This mocks elaborate fraternal lodge titles and implies members engage in frivolous nighttime activities. **Right column**: Multiple short jokes reference lodge life—"Famous Lodges," "Lodge Songs," and "A Singular Reason" (suggesting non-married men join lodges). The "KuK Koo" section jokes about lodge meetings. **Bottom illustration**: Titled "A Mason gets his 'Third Degree'"—shows a Masonic initiation ceremony being mocked. The overall satirical thrust criticizes fraternal organizations (particularly Masons and other secret societies) as pretentious, exclusionary, and providing escapism for men.
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JUDGE The supreme high plenipotentiary, extraordinary grand and exalted ruler of the Knights of the Damascus Blade returns home at 3 A.M. Lodge Songs Owl alone on the telephone. Moose you make those eyes at me. K-K-K- K of C, B-B-Beautiful K of C. Pythias sailor on a night like this! A Singular Reason “What! you don’t belong to any lodges?’ “No, I’m not married.” KuK Koo “Bill came home with three sheets to the wind.” “Must have been to a meeting of the Klan.” A Mason gets his “Third Degree.” Famous Lodges Henry Cabot Sir Oliver Shooting Mountain The Wife’s relations, That’s Something Else “Say! Only yesterday you were telling me he was a lodge brother of yours and that youd — | stand by him, no matter what happened.” “Sure I did! But do you sup- pose I had any idea the wooden- headed # would be so dumb as to b: ris PRR 17? old pile of junk into my sedan and smack” my fenders — this morning?" Dunt Esk! “Hm, is dis a seestem? So dey dunt leest in de teelephone book the Knights Templars huh——Hm | so Santral, ello, ello Santral, will you giff me de Templars?” “Yes, sir, it’s just cight- thirty!” —J.S. “Abereadabra, Sophogasopha- gus, by what token comest thou hither 2” “Whoinell wash to hic know you blankety blank hic damfool!” “Enter Brother!” comicbooks.com