Connecticut western news., 1911-06-01
The Wurra Wurra Club

l Judge Ford entitled something about the ship that never returned, or some thing, after which the presiding officer, Dr. Camp, announced that he was ready to listen to any complaints that anybody might have to offer. ...
 Gene Rowe got up and said he would like to serve notice on the committee on the organization of the Woman's Relief Corps that unless something definite was forthcoming in the way of explanation as to why the Corps was not instituted. he would feel it his duty to move for an l investigation. Jay Underwood, chair man of the committee, said the election contest for the presidency of the Corps had been settled in favor of the young lady from the telephone office, and it had been decided to institute the Corps this week, but that three or four of the charter members, who belonged to the Choral Union and had been turned down in their expectation to sing in the Norfolk concerts, had got mad and declared they wouldn't join any thing, and demanded that their names be withdrawn from the charter membership list of the Corps, thus reducing the number to forty-six, or four short of the requisite fifty. He thought, however, the ranks might be filed by next week, by taking in few from out of town, and that the Corps would be instituted at the next meeting.
 O. T. Vosburgh suggested that the Club organize the Choral Union Insur- gents and get up series of opposition concerts, with Uncle Toms Cabin set to music for the Mora Honissima at the matinee, and fireworks in the evening, giving trading stamps at each perform. ance.
 "B'gee !" remarked the fat member, "that'd jest suit my wife, I reckon. They elbowed her out O the big show an she's been ugly's the devil ever sence. They hain't no Twin with her."
 |, "Gentlemen, there is no motion before the house," declared His Honor. "but it seems to me, now that we are on the subject of concerts. that it would be in order to hear from the committee on sidewalk improvement.
 Horace Humphrey, chairman of the sidewalk improvement committee, re- ported progress. The report was accepted.
 H. O. Barnes said he noticed that the Fourth of July celebration plans contem- plate the decoration of the Camp Ross bridge, and he wished to inquire if that was supposed to be substitute for the Clubs elaborate Bridge Celebration, for which no date has yet been set.
 Frank Coons, of the Bridge committee on plan and scoop, replied that it had nothing whatever to. do with the original Bridge Celebration. which IS to be a stupendous event in its own right, and for which so many and such elaborate }, attractions had been booked that the , committee had decided to run it whole month instead of week, as originally planned. "Let no one be deceived" |" said he. "There's only one genuine Bridge Celebration, with the name blown in the bottle, and ours is it. All others are mutations"
 Foreman Wigglesworth, of Canaan Hose Company, Number One, reported that he had received a poem, to be entered in the Bridge Celebration Ode competition, from his literary friend Al. Hubbard, author of "The Old Clock on , the Stairs,'' "Hiawatha," <" "Where, Oh , Where Has My Little Dog Gone, " Beautiful Snow" Laugh and the World Laughs With You, "The Star f Spangled Banner" "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight" " "Old Hundred" and other just such timely anthems, MT. Wigglesworth was instructed to read f the poem, and promptly let Ter go, this t way: Il stood in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs,
 But I'd much rather stand on this one
 here.
 Of course this ain't so big, but other \ wise
 It's just as good as that or pretty
 near.
 That old bridge has more history,
 perhaps,
 : But this here bridge IS very young, as
 yet,
 And when a thousand years or so elapse This bridge will have some history, . you bet"
 ''Is that all of it?" asked the fat member.
 q should say not" replied Wiggles- worth. "There are thirty-six verses, ' and it took the author week to write each verse;"
 7 "A week to verse, hey?" said the fat one. "Wa'al, we hadn't orto have less'n thirty-six thousand yer ses o'that an make a motion, Mir. President, that