Connecticut western news., 1911-06-22
The Wurra Wurra Club

Clarence Humphrey occupied the chair, at the last meeting of the Wurra Wurra Club, and ordered the clerk to read the docket The first business was a resolution offered by Frank Hitchcock, calling for appointment of an investiga- ting commission to probe the committee on sidewalks, with authority to compel the attendance of witnesses and the exhibition of all books, papers and documents bearing upon the conduct of that committee.
 f Billie Bullock rose to inquire as to the purpose of the proposed commission whether it was charged that the commit tee was crooked, short in its accounts, incompetent, or what?
 Not by any means" replied Hitch cock. "There is no intimation that the sidewalk committee is incompetent. It's simply useless, and no good. It hasn't done anything, and there is no evidence that it ever tried to do any thing, along the line for which it was appointed" ..+.
 On motion of Gene Williams the resolution was laid on the table.
 Sheriff Rhoades made motion that the chair call on the committee on ale. gorical float for the Fourth of July parade for report of progress to date. Chairman Rowe state that his committed had not been able, up to the present time, to agree on an appropriate allegory. Some favored tableau representing the Angel Gabriel staying the Demon Rum, but that had been abandoned because the license election is too far away, and besides they couldn't persuade the suitable characters to get into the game and pose for the tableau. They could find enough willing to be the Angel, but the trouble was, none of them would fit the part, and the Demon Rum went a begging ... ra"...
 The fat member objected to the whole allegorical float proposition, My idee, VI he said, lis fir all on us t git int tn Horrible and Burlesque p'rade an let tn paregorical flute biz'ness slide" The matter was finally tabled for future reference.
 George Roger moved that a committed be appointed to wait on Willis Moore, chief of the government weather bureau, and induce him to prohesy rain for the Fourth of July.
 "Treason !' Put him out p' yelled Q number of members in the Cornpop and SasfIilly corner.
 MT. Roger explained that his purpose in getting an unfavorable weather prognostication from Moore was. to have reasonable assurance that the day would be pleasant. "Moore's prophecies work by contraries, like Rory O'More $ dreams" said he. Nevertheless, his motion was lost.
 A motion was made by Sam Camp that the Club attend the fremen dance, July 8, in a body, and it was so voted.
 John Thurlough offered motion that the Club organize band, from among it's own members. "It seems to be an easy matter to organize things, now. adays," said he, although time was when you couldn't organize so much as game of marbles. Now there seems to be regular fever for organizing things, and it's catching. IT they eau organize fire companies and brass bands, and one thing and another. right off the reel, we ought to have no trouble to get an orchestra for"
 Well, say l' broke in Judge Ford, "if it's such an easy matter to organize things, would like to suggest that we organize a new sidewalk committee"
 "The gentleman has the sidewalk bug, bad," said Thurlough. But I would advise him to take something for it. It's curable. I had it once, myself. Now call for vote on my orchestra suggestion" The orchestra suggestion was sat down upon. real hard.
 Robert D. Peirce proposed the name of Carl Stoeckel, of Norfolk, for honorary membership. Referred to the committee on moral character, in the usual course.
 The meeting then adjourned.