Connecticut western news., 1911-04-06
The Wurra Wurra Club

After the formal ceremonies of open- ing for business in the third degree, Citizen Lyles, who was in the chair, announced that all was in readiness fer the exercises of instituting the Wurra Wurra Woman's Relief Corps, saying that he understood the ''cat-fight" had been amioably settled and that the charter membership list was full. He called upon Chairman Rob. Peirce, of the committee on woman's corps, to proceed with the operation of finstituting the corps and initiating the candidates. Chairman Peirce got up and said he regretted that two more withdrawals had again reduced the number of charter members to 4S-one telephone girl and one scattering. It had all come about as a result of row over the telephone, the hello girl having called the other down, over the wire, for putting Tn on the line to listen to a conversation that was none of her business, and each had withdrawn her name from the list. The chair instructed the committee on con- ciliation to get busy again and see if the row couldn't be patched up before next week.
 The banquet committee in charge of the arrangements for the feast on the first night of the Camp Ross Bridge Celebration, by its chairman, N. W. Hardenbergh, reported the following list of speakers and menu:
 Toastmaster, Henry B. Ives.
 Canaan as I can Remember it."
 Principal A. G. Eldridge. Canaan in BOIL"
 Deacon Horace B. Stevens. Growth of Canaan Mountain" .. .. Jay A. Underwood. The Press" George &. Fuller Canaan and the Nutmeg STate,"
 .. Governor Simeon E. Baldwin. "Canaan and the American Eagle,"
 President Wm. Il. Taft.
 Menu:
 Ice Cream Y Lobster Nuts Soup
 Gravy -.- --- -. Sponge cake Smoked Herring
 Sweet Pickles ..... Popcorn Cookies Stuffed Bouillon
 Soda Water
 Baked mock-turtle Pie -. Pigs pickled feet
 Smashed pomme de terre potatoes Cream puffs Confetti String beans
 Headcheese s.- Crullers .--a-. Spinach Bon-bons Tea
 Entrees, with caper sauce Griddle cakes Welsh Rabbit Stew
 Shelled oysters
 Clint Roraback moved that the report be accepted, but the fat member said he would like to take the bill of fare home and show it to his wife first, and per mission was given. On motion of George Roger it was voted that Caterers Baker, Williams, Whitford, Rains, Marshall and Leach be given an opportunity to figure on the contract for getting up the feast. Frank Stevens moved that a committee of three be appointed to watch the ma neuvers during the big Fourth of July celebration in Canaan for the purpose of getting pointers on sports and things for Bridge Week. The motion was carried and Messts. Bullock, Ford and Ed. Warner were appointed. A resolution was offered by Selectman Peirce extending to the Canaan Business Mems Association the congratulations of the Club and it's assurance of CO., operation in the plan for making "clean- up day" memorable success. and pledg- ing the organization to do all in its power, individually and collectively to put the village into spick and span shape on the day appointed, and endeavor to keep it so. He said he would use his influence with Highway Commissioner Butler to have the public thoroughfares conform to the general desire for cleanliness. The resolution was adopted unani mously. Chairman Watson Hardenber0h of the committee on moral character, hay ing in charge the nomination of Roscoe Benjamin of Winsted for honorary membership, reported progress, but asked for another week in which to con- tinue its investigations. Granted. George Roger moved that acommittee be appointed to get up sleigh-ride of the Club members to Winsted during the next full moon. The chair appointed MT. Roger. A motion was made by Harry Lyles that the writing of the Bridge Week Ode be let out by contract and that the local poets be invited to send specimens of their verse with their bids for the job. So voted, and so the meeting adjourned.
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