Connecticut western news., 1911-04-13
The Wurra Wurra Club

fiddle as a chorus by June Rhoades, after which the assessment of dues and fines was solemnized by Collector R1gor The regularly weekly offertory was then taken up by Al Herrimau, in Thurlough's hat; the gross proceeds of this proceeding were not announced, but Chairman Vosbnrgh said they didn't amount to much, for this season of the year.
 A motion was made by Ned Roberts that committee be appointed to arrange joint trolley ride of the Club and the Wurra Wurra Woman's Relief Corps as soon as the trolley is in opperation between here and Great Harrington. Brother Collin offered an amendment, that the trolley trip. be made on tne steam cars to make sure. The amend mont was accepted, and the motion as amended was killed.
 A communication from Highway Commissioner Macdonald was read, containing a proposition to construct sidewalks of good roads" stuff, with trap-rock aud brute strength. Referred to Chairman Humphrey, of the side- walks com mittee.
 The committee on plan and scope, for the Bridge Celebration. reported, through Chairman Gene Rowe. of the subcommittee on concessions and privileges. that up to the present time space had been rented on the Camp side of the bridge as follows: Merry-go. round of flying horses, A. H. Hsrriman and D. O'Neil; toy balloons, H. B. Ives; cock-fght pavilion, Clint. Roraback; palm readiuga Jay Underwood; tin-type gallery, G. w. Ford; peanut-roastinR plant, Lew Rhodes On the Ross side Dancing pavilion, w. s. Parsons; victual- ing tent, H. E. Lyles; African dodger, Chit the nigger in the head,) D. O. Whittlesey; Broadway Burlesque Blondes in "Adamless Eden," Charles s. Adam; All-hot foundry, Billie Bullock; concert garden, H. D. Humphrey; cane.ringing, J. B. Reed; dog-fghting pit, Fred Morin. On the fl. O. Barnes premises, according to the committee report, no space will be rented until Mir. Barnes cuts down all the trees along the brook and sets his house back about forty feet west of its present position, to provide space for half-mile track and baseball diamond; these changes will require another week yet already. It is proposed to erect the band stand on the Methodist | oh, 1Nk olS Sni, hn speakers stand will be erected on the south end of the bridge in front of the reviewing stand from which the visiting dignitaries will view the parade and see the sky-rockets go up.
 Frank Hitchcock rose to ask what the Club thought about the action of the Business Mems Association in appropria- ting Good Friday as cleanup day" He said: "Now I've always been brought up to look upon Good Friday as a sacred sort of holiday and taught to consider it day on which to abstain from our ordinary avocations, and keep holy. We all know that the dear people generally have adopted the custom of
 
 to fasting, feasting, visiting and the observance of such sacred rites as dog fights, horse races, shooting matches. prize fights, baseball games and kindred exercises. Now this Business Mems proclamation proposes to break in upon that popular custom and set the people . to doing actual work on that appointed day. I rise merely to inquire whether this Club doesn't think it should offer a protest"
 Al Herriman made a spirited reply. 'I believe" said he, "that this clean-u up day proposition is not only absolutely proper but perfectly timely. We are told that cleanliness is next to Godliness, and that peIng so. how can we better observe sacred day than by devoting it to the work of cleaning up? 1 believe this cleanup day idea will prove, in some measure, the means of redeeming Good Friday from the disrepute into which, as Brother Hitchcock admits, it has fallen and purge it of the objectionable features that have crept into its observance, such as horse racing etc."
 There is no motion before the house, " thundered the chair.
 II second the motion," shouted Ed ] Warner, who, having been deeply engrossed in a whispered negotiation with George Fuller for the sale of hose house site down In Garfield Alley, hadn't kept the run of the proceedings.
 The chairman, who was onto his job, promptly took his cue and shouted, Mo tion made and seconded that the meet ing do now adjourn. All ln fla"
 But the rest was drowned in the } shuttle of departing feet, as the house ] prnDtied itself