The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-26
WOMAN's SENSE OF HuMoR.

The Journal has always declined to ac-
cept that popular dictum which denies to
woman the possession of sense OF humor.
1t has held firmly to the faith that she has
a sense of humor, and has been ready with
TO prove its point. 1t confesses,
however. that at times its convictions on
this subject grow weak and it is assaied
with doubts. This is one of the times. The
behavior of the w. c. II. L. of Detroit is
the cause of this wavering faith. The w. C.
7. q. of that interesting city celebrated
what the members called their silver ami
versary on Thursday. it having been twenty
five years since their work of driving the
demon rum off the face of the earth be-
gan there. They met in public hall early
in the morning and held all-day meetings
of the usual sort, in which papers on
temperance topics. intermngled with pray
ers and religious songs, were the chief fea-
lures. In the evening they gave a musical
and literary entertainment. OF the charac-
ter of this entertainment the Journal cannot
speak: the singular decoration of the hall
is what comes near undermining its belief
in woman's ability to recognize a funny
thing when she sees it. According to the
description of the room as given by truth
full Detroit papers. it must have presented
a giddy appearance. Pictures of girls in
tights and of women in low-necked dresses
adorned the walls A roll of crime" made
pasted on heavy brown paper, five columns
wide and ninety-three feet long, was draped
over the pictures and statuary Oh the four
sides of the ROOM A life-size picture CT
the mayor of the city, who seems TO be
non persona grata to the ladies of the or
the scroll. By his side was a clipping say
ing that the naughty sights of the Capitol
square Theater could not be allowed to ex-
list longer and that the place must be closed
up. Evidently this was not the mayors
saying, for remarks by some of the speak
ers Of the day give the impression that he is
not closing up the naughty places. On the
other side of the clipping was a view rep
resenting party of Detroit's city fathers
seated in the bald-headed mans row and
craning their necks in the direction of a
pen-and-ink stage wherein danced a maid
attired in tights. But. according to the re-
porter, that wasn't all. The account goes on
thus:
The roll told of how John Smith, full of
high balls" cocktails and other drinks,
was his by a street car and MANNED for life:
how Jim White. as a result OF a protracted
skate. lay at one OF the city hospitals fond
IL believing that snakes, tcads and other
reptiles were encircling his legs: and how
Samuel Jones stood on the corner one mid
right wrapped only in an Indian blanket,
appealing to the sacred shades of his an
cestors through the stars and later was hur-
ried in patrol wagon To the Woodbridge
street station 10 consult Police Justice Whe-
Ian in the morning Scattered about here
and there over the length OF the roll were
advertisements OF Kentucky booze, OF spe-
cial Installations that made the mouth water
even as one read OF their delicious taste and
flavor and OF brands Of smoking tobacco
and dnecutg which would make man leave