Life — April 30, 1925 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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Compromise “THE regular monthly meeting of the Men's Social League,” the paper reported, “was unanimously voted ex- tremely enjoyable.” Unanimously voted so—ah, yes! But behind that verdict, what heartaches, what recriminations, what turmoil! Hardly had the Men's Social League gone into executive session than Os- wald Pratt, Chairman of the Resolu- tions Committee, offered a motion de- cla that it was the sense of the gathering that the regular monthly mecting was the most enjoyable on ecord. “Hear, hear!” bers—save one. ecutive Chairman Paul Snodgrass rose. wonderful spirit!” he beamed. “Wonderful! I trust that I may make it a matter of record that this meeting is unanimously voted the most enjoyable of all time.” “You may! You may!” rose the general tumult. But a single cracked voice could be heard protesting: “No, ¥ Immediately there arose cries of “Lynch him! Lynch him!” “Gentlemen,” shouted Mr. Snodgrass. This is America, and the right of speech is denied to no one. If Mr. Henry Beecher” (for he had recognized the oldest member of the League) “will come forward, I am sure we shall be glad to give him a hearing.” Amid scowls, hisses and open threats, the patriarch tottered forward. Daunt- lessly he faced the angry mob of up- turned faces. “Men,” he called in his high-pitched shouted all the mem- THE DOG THAT WAS TOO SMART FOR WORDS THE OLD OFFICE CLOCK TAKES A DAY OFF AND WATCHES THE CLOCK WATCHERS voice, “to ye young fellers this may seem the most enj'yable reg'lar monthly meetin’ in the hist'ry of the Men's Social League, but I shall never en- dorse it as such. I mind there was a meeting in the fall of '67—no, '66— well, anyways, it was either '66 or "67—that had this one beat a mile. Yes, sir, skinned! An’ while the breath 0’ life clings to this old body of mine, I shall never permit this here meetin’ to be unanimously voted the most en- j'yable reg’lar monthly meetin’ ever.” Why attempt to de- scribe the tremendous moiling, boiling and toiling that followed? Only let us say that the ancient — gaffer stood his ground and that the item in the paper next day read “The regular month- ly meeting of the Men's Social League was unanimously voted extremely en- joyable.” Tip Bliss. AWES has found that his job at the Senate is no pipe. Rondeau of Resignation GAIN this year the ladies shun The siren robes—"They just aren't done,” Phyllistine tells me, “not these days.” She wears pajama-negligees And thinks the mannish modes are fun. (Ex.: velvet-collared coats, begun By England's haberdashing son.) I wish there'd been in girly ways A gain this year. Well, every style must have its run Before we greet a newer one. Continuing the manly craze, In spite of my reproving gaze, Boys will be boys, and girls garconnes, Again this year. Lois Whitcomb. The Last Straw ETTLEMENT WORKER: What makes your husband so irritable? Mrs. Broxter: He's — worryin’, ma’am. He heard that the factory where our children works is shuttin’ down; an’ he’s been offered a job. AN aviator says that flying has be- come foolproof. We are most gratified to hear of something that is. comicbooks.com