Connecticut western news., 1911-01-12
The Wurra Wurra Club

names when the roll was called. Not an absentee was present. After the singing of the opening ode and the collection of fines. dues and assessments, t'e bald. headed member suggested that the committee on moral character proceed to report favorably on the nomination of Governor Baldwin for honorary member ship in the club. "I have just read His Excellencys pedigree" said he, land find that Governor Baldwin is descended from King. on his mothers side we ought to let him in without further probation"
 The fat member struggled to his feet. II don't care," said he, "if Governor Baldwin descended from three aces an pair O. jacks; that ain't no reason why hustle th' committee on mor'l character. They ain't no question about his passin' tn exam nation, an I don't oal'late he'l have fits if he don't come in fir another week, but biz'ness is biz'ness an we got to do things 'cordin' to Hoyle."
 Referred to the committee on Hoyle.
 A motion by the bow legged member that the club attend, in a body, the meet ing for the reawakening of the Board of Trade, and also take in the Board of Trade banquet-if ther9 is one-was passed unanimously.
 k1 ,e Secretary Watson Hardenbergh, of tho choral union, had invited the club to sing in the big oratorios next summer. The clerk said no such invitation had been received, and the wicked member then offered motion that the club get up an oratorio of it's own and leave the choral union out. There was some red hot discussion on this proposition, as some members belong to both organi- cations. The bow-legged member finally suggested that "the whole business was very much like a quarrel over nothing" Y" and it was voted to refer the matter to the committee on nothing.
 The chairman of the committee on bridge celebration was called on to re- port progress. He stated that the committee had decided to combine an "old home week" with the celebration of the Camp-Ross bridge near the Methodist church, and hold the festivi- ties during the first week in September. The program for the entire week had uot been completed, but the first days exercises would be as follows:
 Sunrise-Ringing of the old school house bell, by Samuel A. Eddy, and shooting of the old John Shields cannon, by John Shields and the cannon if John comes home and the cannon can be found.
 Flag-raising on the weather.vane of the church steeple, by Henry Ives.
 Selection-"Marching Through Geor- gia, ," by the surviving members of the Canaan Cornet Band if they can dig up any horps.
 Address of welcome to former resi- dents-Jay Underwood.
 ResponSe--J. Henry Roraback.
 nvocation-Frank Hitchcock, chap. lain of the Wurra Wurra Club.
 Elooution-'I stood on the midget bridge-night, by Frank Wilcox.
 Song-"Where, oh. where has my little doggone dog gonO," by Fred Scamerhorn.
 Disquisition on ths jurisprudence of sleight-of hand mathematics, by George Roger.
 Expert jugglery, keeping six scythe- blades in the air at once, while blind folded and with hands tied behind him Al Gillette.
 Sorosis club swinging-Cranford and Hawthorne.
 Impersonation-Lydia Pinkham say ing the life of somebody, and Washing ton crossing the Alps. by Gus Caldwell.
 Creased pig race-Lew Rhoades. Clint. Roraback, Hen Ives, Clarence Humphrey, Dan Sweeney and the pig.
 Shadow dance, by the Canaan assembly.
 Other features of the weeks program will be reported to the club as the com mittee perfects the plans.