Connecticut western news., 1911-03-02
The Wurra Wurra Club

Owing to the absence of the chaplain the usual collection was dispensed with and the exercises began between the fat member and Judge Ford, over nothing at all. the fat member having given the Judge a call.down for coming to the meeting with his hair parted in the mid dle. which the fat one interpreted as a sign that the judicial tgentleman con- templated another attempt to get his name on the list of applicants for charter membership in the Wurra' Wurra Woman's Relief Corps. The Judge dis claimed any such intent and proceeded to fine the fat man $7 and costs for con- tempt of court. and ordered Lew Rhoades to hold him till he settled. Clint Roraback interposed with claim of adverse user, :" and the Judge started for his office to find out if his dictionary told what that meant. While he was gone the business of the meeting con- tinued, under the regular order.
 Fred Collin moved that the Club at- tend the meeting of the Board of Trade, to be held at The Canfeld next Monday evening, and agitate some things that ought to be done to put this little old town in the front rank of Connecticut towns as progressive, up to-date, hust- ling burg. Brother Bullock seconded the motion, and the president-School Principal Eldridge was in the chair was about to put it to vote when the bald-headed member demanded that MT. Collin specify just what things this little old town town needed to be classed as a hustler. That gentleman replied that he would, if desired, prepare a list of improvements that were needed and sub init it at the next meeting in the mean time, he said, that list would include a general epidemic of sidewalk repairing cleaning-up and beautifying of lawns, cleaning of streets, construction of more cross-walks, and such-like practical and reasonable enterprises. which might be accomplished without burdensome ex- pense and without arousing the antago- nism of the habitual lobstructionists, and which would have tendency to create and foster sentiments of local pride and home patriotism, and prepare the way for more thorough and significant inno. vations later on. Mir. Wilcox moved to amend the motion by the appointment of a committee of twenty-eight, to con sider the adyisability of such a cour SC, and the amendment was adopted, after which the motion as amended was killed by rising vote.
 A motion was made by Ed. Warner, that the Club appoint banquet com mitted to get up just such feast as the Board of Trade gave last Thursday night, and that Billy" Bullock be made chairman of such committee. Mir. Bull lock moved to amend by substituting the name of Ed. Warner for chairman, as he, himself, had had what the old Indian called his damn satisfy of that sort of responsibility for one season. The motion was laid under the table.
 Sam Camp rose to inquire whether the charter membership list of the proposed Woman's Relief Corps, had not reached the required minimum of fifty applicants. Secretary Whitford reported that while three new applications-two more school-ma' 'ams and one lady salesman- had raised the total number to 52. the withdrawal of one stenographer, one dress-mazer and one scattering had re- duced it again to 49, leaving still one shy. Sam drily suggested that the 'one shy" be enrolled with the other 49, and thus the total made up, but he was ruled out of order.
 The fat member hoisted himself to his feet and began what Herriman referred to as "one of his belly-aching mysteries" about the mischief of "this tarnation Woman's Relief Corpse biz'ness," when Thurlough jumped up and moved that the meeting do now adjourn. And it was so voted.