Kumler, John M.: Jack's Stunt Book 1924 ©1923 DeMoulin Bros. & Co., ILL Softcover, perfect-bound, 95 pages

Comments: Ideas for your Civic Club or other organization. Some of these ideas may reduce your membership rather than increasing it! Warning, there are also a few racist entries.

Contents (from book):

2 Well! Well! Well!: introduction

3 Attendance
4 Listen, Folks: idea of the book
5 About Meeting Days
6 Animal Book: club introduction stunt
7 Spell It, Bill!: acquaintance promoter
7 They Even Draw Flies: drawing promotion
8 This Will Bring Them: encouraging attendance
8 The Most Desirable: another idea
9 Hang Him If He Doesn't Hand Around: for members who miss meetings
9 Not So Dead: another prompt
9 Crown Him: dunce cap
10 There May Be Truth Here: member misses meeting
10 Prevent Tardiness: ideas for preventing late arrivals
10 He Looks So Natural, Too: another idea
11 Execution: variation
12 Running the Gauntlet: crawling
13 Automobile Club Racing: a virtual race to encourage participation
14 Stuck or Be Stuck: another idea for encouraging attendance
14 Reminding Them: penalty cards

17 Luncheons and Dinners
18 Data for Entertainment Committees: info to gather from members
19 Egg Throwing: gag
20 Who Has Your Goat? comedy idea
20 The Volstead Act: a "dry" comedy bit
21 Just Like the Chinese: using chop sticks
21 Humorous Debating: ideas for comedy
21 Straw Hat Sale: pretending to auction off member's hats
22 Your Daily Life: association game
23 the Old White Elephant: gift auction
23 A Good Hand: a poker game
24 Telephone Stunt: acquaintance game
25 Passing the Buck: comedy
26 They'll Always Remember This Chap: initiation idea
28 Learn This Game: another acquaintance game with baseball theme
29 Breaking Them Up: breaking up a clique
29 We Take Off Our Hats: hat acquaintance game
30 It Ain't Mine: race joke
30 A Larger Hat is Needed: joke letter
30 Does It: fake debate
30 Chew Brother Chew: chewing a string to raise a weight
31 Young America: boxing challenge, racist
31 The Lost Note Book: reading a fake diary
32 We Blush to State: fake tax details
33 An Introduction: comedy intro
33 An Operation: comedy operation
34 From the Side Lines: reply in chorus
34 Speaking of Classifications: humorous ad lines for businesses
35 Native Sons: member states
35 Reserved Tables: getting acquainted idea
36 Greater Things: using a grater
36 They Need 'Em: comedy props
36 So Long and Howdy!: passing the gavel
37 Hit 'Em Boys!: nail driving contest
37 The Family Skeleton: comedy
37 A Bottle of Old Crow: with a live rooster
38 Just Like the Movies:
38 Fire the Committee:
38 Welcoming the New One: way to get new member acquainted
39 They Made a Hit: boxing challenge, racist
39 Fine for a Hot Day: fighting competition
40 The Little Speed Wagon: kiddie kar race
40 Be Careful: fake letter from a lady
41 He'll Have to Take 'Em: way to present a gift
42 Bury Farmer McDonald: comedy
43 He Talks Our Language: comedy with foreign language
43 I Saw Your Picture: using pictures of your members
44 Surprise Party: with the wives
45 You Get the Ring: gag

47 Ladies' Nights
48 Burial of Sweet Adeline: for dry clubs
48 A Strong Appeal: using an electrical shock
49 Joke Telling: using cards
49 No Bananas: gag
49 Silent Oration: ventriloquist idea
49 Stolen Silverware: stolen spoon gag
50 Pillow Jumping: physical stunt
51 Smoking Contest for Men: who can smoke the longest
51 Waiter's Strike: for large dinner
52 Suggested International Menu
52 Gathering Them In: an instant play
53 Search for the Quarter: who carries the coins?
53 We Can Prove It: hair tonic gag
53 They Need a Playgroud: how to request one for your community
55 Changing the Tune: How Dry I Am gag
55 Lancing Tournament: who can survive - physical stunt
55 Under the Chestnut Tree: The Village Blacksmith
56 Head Gear: paper hats
56 The Alarm Clock Prize: alarm goes off with the winner
56 Put and Take: contest
57 Nobody Home: gag
57 He's the Perfect Lady: female impersonator gag
58 A Dinner Stunt: changing chairs during the meal
58 A Beauty Contest: gag cake surprise
59 Auction Them Off: dance partner auction
59 Let Wife Do It: recognize husband's clothing articles
59 Selecting a Stunt Worker: using a deck of cards to select winners
60 Have a Seat: musical chairs game

61 Sketches
62 Movies
63 Let the Witches Dance!
64 Cabaret Party
65 A Difficult Operation
67 The Carnival

69 Dances
70 The Broom Dance
70 Change Couples
71 You Might Get Your Wife
71 Your Partner's Slippers

73 Picnics
73 Picnic Arrangements
73 Some Picnic Ideas
76 Flappers' Race
76 Commuter's Race
77 Fortune Telling
77 A Novelty Race
77 Novelty Swimming Race
78 Free For All
78 Wheelbarrow Polo
78 Tilting Match

79 Odds and Ends
80 And the Best Car Wins: unusual car race
80 A Treatise: Stung gag
80 A Prize Worth Having: personal letters
81 He's Still Wondering: gag with sodium and kerosene
81 Passing the Brick: delivering a package to get aquainted
82 Good Business: gag
82 Automobile Poker: while driving
83 Oh How He Can Run!: a very bad practical joke
84 Some Interesting Stuff: false introductions
85 Oh Doc!: a dentist biography

89 Do Nots
90 This Is What the Shoemaker Threw At His Wife: what not to do

93 Advertising
94 Ad: Public Speakers' Magazine
95 Ad: Trick Botom Chair and Stunts in Action by DeMoulin Bros. & Co.