Connecticut western news., 1911-09-28
The Wurra Wurra Club

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Camp in the absence of First Select man Peirce, who was attending the Ladies' Aid Soeiety's supper at Falls Will lage. The first business offered was a motion by Henry Whitford, that a com mittee on plan and scoop be appointed, to organize a grand masquerade ball as the opening event of the social season of I91I-I7. Charlie Adam objected, on the ground that ordinary courtesy should dictate that the newly organized Suffragist Club be given the first call in that direc- ton, as a concession due to the ladies He moved an amendment that the Wurra Wurra Club appoint a committee to wait on the president of the Suffragists with an offer to collaborate in any social func tion the latter might undertake. The amendment was accepted, the motion passed, and Mir. Adam was appointed a committee on conference.
 Brother Badgley moved that the, Club take a yea and nay straw vote of its members on the license question, to get an idea of the Clubs sentiments regard ing the subject. Ed. Warner objected first because he thought the Club should not meddle with politics, and second be- cause he didn't think the members would care to have it known how they were go- ing to vote. He said he would move an amendment that the ballot be secret.
 The fat member endorsed the amend ment. Said he: My sentiments is jest tn same as what Brother Warmers is. them that has promised to vote one way when they intend to vote t'other way. Now it don't make no p'tic'lar difference to me what way tn town goes on this license question: can take drink an 1 can let it alone. If tn town goes liz cense won't drink no more than what want, an if it goes no license I won't drink no less, an it's nobody's bizness how I vote. My vote is my own an I can do what l mind to with it."
 "Bravo!" said Fred Scamerhorn. "I believe in individual liberty, myself, and while I don't care whether anybody knows how l vote or not, I'm willing to make it easy for any hypocritical coward who tries to ride two horses and is anx- ious to have one set of people believe he's with them, when as matter of fact he's training with the other crowd"
 "Meanin' mel" asked the fat member.
 "No, meaning some fellow over in York state," was the reply.
 The amendment was voted down and the original motion followed suit
 On motion of Billie Bullock it was voted to instruct the secretary to com municate with Highway Commissioner Mcdonald and request him, now that he has secured his three and half millions and>tied a hard knot in the tape that binds him to his job, to come over and start the work of completing the state road from the East Canaan school house of the Norfolk line.
 Al. Herriman suggested that while the matter of state roads was under discus sion it would be a fine thing to agitate the construction of a state road to con meet with the half-mile strip recently built by Falls Village, and make the road through the sands nayigable. John Van Deusen protested strenuously in the in- terest of the taxpayers, against any town appropriation for state roads. The sub- ject was dropped.
 Judge Ford got up and complained that he had turned his right ankle pain fully, while walking on a wretched side walk near his store, and asked if some thing couldn't be done about it.
 "Certainly; turn the other ankle to match it." said Druggist Dempsey; but the chair ordered the answer stricken from the records.
 John Thurlough moved that the Club hire an Australian to come to Canaan next Monday 10 show the voters how to operate the new-fangled Australian bal lot. Dan Sweeney said the man who couldn't vote the ticket intelligently ought not to be allowed to vote at all, and should transfer his franchise to some member of the suffragist party. The motion was lost