The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-23
WOMEN SMOKED
AND Drank At
SLUMBER PARTY
Dance Hall Employees Describe
Gatherings
H00VERS WERE PRESENT
Injunction Hearing TO Close
Sometime Today

Slumbcr paruc, whcfc.. the women
omoked cigarc,, and drauk-lIuor were
described rhs morning b, Clara PAYNE
and Mr., Belle ~tc,cr IN the Injunction
proceeding, against ! 4 Hoover, pro.
prictor oi the Drcamlaud dance They
also told oi a birthday party held Last
month where beer was served as re-
freshmcutS The mention OF tho Slumbcr
party was brought up by Clara Payne
on cro>S-cNaminaton When asked bv
County Attorney Sclby IT she smoked
cigarctS. she answered
"We smoked clgare,S sometimes at
slumbcr par,ie''
Hoovefs Were There.
The witness. an cmplole at Dream
land hall. also told OF a party which she
gave one night after the dance hall
elosed and whith listed unlil after )
o'clock IN the morning There were
twenty.one guests there. including Mr.
and Mrs. Hoover, she said, and beer was
served for refreshments
Mrs. Belle Stcyer. an employc VI
Dreamland. testified that she never saw
any drinking OF gambling IN the place
and that she never heard any yulgau'y
On cruSS-cNaminatlon she wa asked 1t
she ever drank and replied
you know people nowadays always
drink a lt,le gin OF whSgky before
breakfast always dc.
Mrs Stcvcr described the party gwen
by Miss Payne and stated tha, She
bought eight gallons OF beer for the oc,
easion and tha, the party lasted until
morning
Did YOU ever smoke cigarct," She
was asked
"NcS"
"llow many
Girls Always Smoked
AT least one The girls nearly al.
ways smoke olgarc,s at Slumber parties
She declared tha, "Slumber' party
and a breakfast party were the same
She admitted that she and her husband
have been separated for about a year
although they arenot divorced
w. NJ. Reeves. a plumber, said that h'
saw some actions Of the DANCES IN tn,
place that | didn't like myself, bu,
can't say they were immoral
Mrs. Lucy Lowry, instructor a, IN,
place, said ,he saw people walk th'
dog" and Jelly" bu, that she ,toppe,
them.
Would they stop dancing and 81
down" 'hc county attorney asked
"No they would start dancing a dc
cen, dance
Then walk the dog isn't a dcccn
dance
well. 1t doesn't look nee
Floor Manager Tes,iiies,
Mrs Pearl NcCarty, floor manager a
Dreamland. described her dutie, m tha
capacity. She admitted seeing pcnp.
drunk in tho place, tncludmg tw,
womenl and tha, she heard vulgaf,t
and saw drinking and rough dancing
She said that whenever anyone was see
doing any ~ these things they wcr
asked to qui,, and II they repeated m
oiicnsc they were elected from the hal
Nv an officer She declared woma
could 81, down u she did NOT cate Z
dance with the man who tagged he
in the tag one step
Were women compelled TO dane
with men who had been drinking ''
mo women are not compelled
dance with mcntvho have heen drinking
bu, some Of 'hem don't object to IT,
Although the cour, had agreed To ad
journ this afternoon. Judge uldtlel
n granted the request OF Warren h Sn,
der that the case he finished today a
the latter has a case IN another e.,
which comes TO trial tomorrow Onlc'
the case is flushed this afternoon
nigh, session will be held. Judge OF,
lrlh MD