Connecticut western news., 1911-07-27
The Wurra Wurra Club


 big as hens eggs, presided, in the at- sence of the janitor, and called the meet ing to order before anybody else arrived. After roll-call, which was skillfully executed by Henry Whitford, on a fish horn, June Rhoades asked unanimous consent to read a communication from Highway Commissioner Mcdonald, on the subject of jurisdiction in the matter of pouring oil on the troubled streets of North Canaan. Unanimous consent was denied, but he got unanimous objection, which answered every purpose, as it enabled the meeting to proceed without a fight, the subject of street oil in Canaan being such slippery thing that it was feared it would get away from the dis putants and stir up riot if it once got started.
 John Thurlough offered motion that committee be appointed to wait on Canaan Hose Company No, I and make the proposition that if the Hose com pany finally decided to decline Ed Warmers gift of the site for hose house, it turn over the option to the Wurra Wurra Club for a clubhouse. MT. Warner, who was present seconded the motion, and suggested that prompt action should be taken, before the donor, who might experience a change of heart, withdrew the offer. The motion was unanimously passed and Chairman Briggs appointed Messrs. Warner, ex-selectman Smith, Judge Ford and Rev. E. C. Gillette as the committee of conference.
 ] Burt. Peirce nominated Highway Com missioner's Inspector John N. Van Deusen for honorary membe rship. Re ferred to the committee on moral char acter, in the regular order.
 On motion of Henry Ives, a committee of six, consisting of Clint Roraback, was appointed to discover an "oldest resi- dent "--any old oldest resident would do who would agree to come before the 1 Club and publicly remember worse hailstorm than that of Friday evening.
 Fred Scamerhorn got up and moved
 
 Relief Corps be ordered to get the Corps instituted in time to have the auxiliary represent the Club at the forthcoming ! Woman Suffrage meeting, Aug. 1T. 1 Eugene Rowe moved an amendment, that the auxiliary be required to report, at the next meeting of the Club follow ing the Suffrage gathering, the details of what is done and said there. The amend ment was adopted, and the motion passed. Jay Underwood moved to reconsider, but was hooted down.
 A resolution was offered by Seneca Strong, that "whereas, in the human course of events, it becomes unnecessary for mankind to assert themselves on the subject of licensing the Demon Rum ; and whereas, the October election is rapidly approaching, when"
 That was as far as he got. Somebody threw a copy of the Constitution at him, which caught him under the ear and laid him low, and before he could come to, he was tossed out of the window and landed on the roof of the porte cochere. | The member who threw the missile re- marked that the October election is a long way off yet, and that sufficient unto the evil is the day thereof. That closed the incident.
 On motion of. "Ozzie" Vosburgh it was unanimously voted that the Club join the Horrible end of the Fourth of July parade next year, in a body.
 Judge Ford got up and attempted to talk about prosecuting the sidewalk cru sade and instructing the honeyfugle and moral suasion committee to make a house to house demand for sidewalk repairs, ito complete the work so well begun and so abruptly ended" but the fat member waddled to his feet and threatened to resign from the Club and l have his wife's name rubbed off the charter membership list of the Relief Corps if the sidewalk matter was not dropped, and the Judge reversed himself and sat down. The fat member con tinued to sputter like frying egg, how ever, and said he "s'posed tn self app'inted howlers fir skivic pride an cement sidewalks wonld keep on scream in an naggin' tn community till tn public either rig up an squclched 'em, or voted a town meetin' vote f varnish tn gutters an have tn streets taken in every night, an washed an wiped.'
 Fred Collin rose to inquire if the com mittee on the Ode contest for the Bridge Celebration had not received this week a poem from some well-known author of "Hiawatha," "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight" "Hora Novissima," "Over the Hill to the Poor-house," Laugh and the World Laughs With You," and other favorite tunes, to be entered in the ; poetry competition. He was informed