Connecticut western news., 1911-01-26
The Wurra Wurra Club

The meeting of the Wurra Wurra Club was called to order by George Fuller, and after the opening ode had been sung by Ed. Warner the usual quarterly collection was taken up and the meeting declared open for the trans action of such business as might regu- larly come before it.
 Tine bald-headed member rose to in qulre If the number of applicants for charter membership in the Wurra Wurra Woman's Relief Corps were not yet suf- ficient to warrant the institution of the Corps.
 The secretary reported that 3S ladies had sent in their applications, but 12 more were needed, as 50 were required to start the Corps. Bald-hesd requested that the names of the applicants be read, but the fat member objected and the president sustained the objection. The secretary was allowed to state, however, that the list thus far contained the names of two telephone girls, six school ma 'ams, eight stenographers, sixteen members of the Hawthorne and Gran ford Clubs, and "six scattering" The bow-legged member asked what ''scatter- ing" meant, and was informed that the six were wives of Wurra Wurra Club members. On motion of the bald-headed member it was ordered that the names be given out for publication when the list is full.
 Brother Lyles, on behalf of the Board of Trade, invited the Club, in body, to attend the forthcoming Board of Trade banquet. He was voted a vote of thanks
 The pious member attempted to in- troduce @ resolution on the license quea. tion. but the wicked member, with rare presence of mind, promptly proceeded to have an epileptic fit, and in the excite ment the plous member swallowed some of his own smelling salts and got sick.
 The chairman of the committed on Bridge Week was called on by the presi- dent to report progress on the arrange ment of program for the second days celebration of the new bridge over the brook between the Camp and Ross do mains.
 The committee chairman submitted the following as the order of exercises for Tuesday of Bridge Week:
 6 a. m. Sunset gun firing, by Johnnie Robinson.
 Fire drill, by the Canaan Smother fro B Captain.
 Recitation, "Horatius at the Bridge" Horace Humphrey. (on the bridge.)
 Bridge contest. by the West End Whist Club.
 Stump speech. "Danl Webster on a Bridge Dictionary" the fat member.
 Impersonation, Bridget" by our hired girl.
 Original poem, Bridgeport. ', George 0. Peet.
 Song. "When This Old Brook was New" Jerome Root.
 Basketball Tournament, between Board of Trade Invincibles and Hook and Ladder Company Holy Terrors.
 Balloon ascension, with parachute and trapeze, Clint. Roraback.
 Collation., served on the bridge, by the Assembly.
 Tableau, The Three Graces, Lew Rhoades.
 Raff1e for goat, by the under-moun- tain crowd.
 Firecrackers in the evening.
 The report of the committee chairman was received and placed in fire, and the committee continued, with instructions to proceed with the third days program and report in two weeks.
 The fat member suggested that "the quarrel union be given chanst t prao- tice one O their rehearsals as part O tn exercises durin' Bridge Week." and the Bridge Week committee was instructed to see Secretary Hardenbergh about it. The meeting than adjourned.