Connecticut western news., 1911-10-12
The Wurra Wurra Club

Services were opened with a loud coughing spell, by Chairman June Rhoades, who had got his feet wet while exercising his new hunters license, the day before, in a damp swamp, where he captured one rabbit, two squirrels and hard cold. After he had his cough out he announced that the meeting was ready to tend to any other business.
 Chairman Jerome Roos of the Bridge Week music committed, announced that theGlee Club, consisting of Dan Sweeney, Fred Scamerhorn, Al. Gillette, A. H. Herriman, Lew Rhoades, Ed. Warner, Dr. Ross and Horace Humphrey, had learned the Bridge Ode, and were ready to rehearse it before the Club. The chair ordered it sung and the singers took their places in front and struck up, ac- companied by Postmaster Holt on horse fiddle. The Ode was written by the author of "Hiawatha," "Beautiful Snow," "CurfewShallNo Ring Tonight, ,""Laugh and the World Laughs With You" and other plantation melodies, and the Glee Club pitched into 1t with all the dare devil bravery imaginable. It was awful. When they got through Burt Peirce sug- gested that the group photograph of the Glec Club be taken, to be printed on the program, and asked If anybody had a Kodak handy. ##-
 Sam Camp said he didn't have a Kodak, but if the singers would stand still for a few minutes he would run down home and get a Smith & Wesson. The Glee Club ungrouped themselves in short order, and there was nothing doing.
 Clarence Humphrey rose to suggest that inasmuch as the Wurra Wurra Club will observe its first anniversary about the first of next month, 1t would be in order to appoint committees to arrange for fitting celebration, and also to pre- pare a slate for the annual election of officers. +..sa. .H
 George Roger jumped up and said he didn't object to the celebration, but he thought there had been elections enough for one spell, and suggested that the old officers hold over, thus establishing sen sible precedent in the office-holding bus mess generally. The chair ruled the suggestion out of order, and appointed MT. Humphrey committee on celebra- ton.
 George s. Fuller moved that com mittee be appointed to organize a night school for the special instruction of voters. Notwithstanding the instructions were plain and simple enough for child to understand" he said, "there were forty three ballots thrown out because forty three voters didn't know enough to pre- pare their ballots properly. Just think of 1t! Practically ten per cent. of the en- tire list of voters disfranchised them selves through ignorance-simply threw their votes away! Why, if one woman, blunder in voting, there would be uni 'versal howl that women generally didn't know enough to-" ... ..
 "Mr. President I objectw shouted the 
 in more about wimmin votin, Ever sence lection hain't heard nothin' but sputter bout my putin in ballot with out no marks onto it an throwin' my vote away. Jest as soon as my wife heard about them discarded ballots, she jumped me. You big fat slob,' she sez, meanin' me, I knew jest as we'll as wanted to, that if they was any way to spile vote you'd find it. You're a nice one, you be, to talk about wimmin not bein' com petent to vote intelligent That's tn way she's ben goin' on ever sence tn polls closed, an Pm sick O tn hull dunn votin' bizness, I make a motion we 'journ." |
 The motion was laid on the table.
 Charlie Adam moved that inasmuch as the town has voted in favor of license, the Club put in an application for one, and run its own sideboard for the benefit and accommodation of its members and guests. Clint Roraback seconded the motion and it was unanimously passed. The meeting then adjourned.