Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
The Wurra Wurra Club

In the absence of the first selectman, who was camping out at Twin Lakes, Deputy Vice Chairman Freeman Demp- sey, of the committee on moral char acter, was selected to run the meeting On being escorted to the chair by Ser geant-at-arms Dan Sweeney, he at tempted to make speech of thanks for the honor conferred upon him, but was interrupted by Secretary Thurlough, who began reading the minutes of the last meeting before he got the starting signal, and while friends of both parties were endeavoring to reconcile them, somebody started to sing "The Devils Dream" and got business going into the regular channel.
 A motion was made by Al. Briggs, that the state highway department be petitioned to distribute another carload of oil on the streets, and have the oper- ton repeated every month. The motion was seconded by John B, Reed who said we "couldn't have to much of a good thing, especially at the expense of the state" Dr. Camp moved an amendment, that the sidewalks and private walks be included in the oil distribution, but John VanDeusen explained that it would be unnecessary to include the walks in the distribution of oil as it would get there just the same if the streets were kept greased. After some discussion the motion, without amendment, was unani- mously voted down.
 Frank Hitchcock proposed that the committee on rewards and punishments have medal struck off for F. H. Wilcox for "the efficient manner in which he engineered the Canaan end of the Borden excursion and educated the New York milkmen out of their preconceived notion that all milk comes from either the milkweed or the cocoanut." The medal was ordered to be procured, and the con tract immediately awarded to the Whit ford Bullock Go.
 Judge Whittlesey rose and suggested that in connection with that Borden ex- petition "the members of Canaan Hose Company, who took the contract to feed the hungry multitude of milkmen-and not only did it to the queens taste, but had several baskets full of loaves and fishes left over-were no less entitled to a medal" They got it.
 Chairman Horace Humphrey, of the committee on sidewalks, moved that q committee be appointed to arrange an exhibit, for the Club, at the Great Bar rington Fair next month. Sam Camp asked what kind of an exhibit could represent the Wurra Wurra Club. Horace replied that it would be for the committee to fgufe out. The motion was not seconded.
 On motion of Station Agent Phinney composed of Messrs. II. C. Barnes, H. B. Stevens, D. l.. Peirce and George L. Parsons, was appointed to arrange a red-letter day program for the opening of the trolley road to Canaan and a reception to the first car, with in- structions to have banquet at The Can field, with sponge cake and birch beer; speech-making a parade of horribles and grotesques, balloon ascension, and fire works in the evening.
 Allyn Fuller on behalf of the Hose Company, presented the $Ioo of profit made off the Borden dinner, to the chair man of the committee on Wurra Wurra Relief Corps, to be divided among the ladies of the Corps on the evening the is instituted.
 Sam Lermond, sexton of the Club, rendered his annual report the chief feature of which was the recommenda- ton of an appropriation of $I.4S to cover a deficiency in last winters snow shovel ing account. It was referred to the on woman suffrage.
 A motion by Frank Coons, that sweeping brigade be formed to clean of he Camp-Ross bridge in preparation for he forthcoming celebration solemnities, was referred to the committee on solemni- .ies, with authority to buy broom.
 On invitation of E. w. Warner the meeting adjourned to the drug store to irink soda water with ice cream in 1t.