Connecticut western news., 1911-08-10
The Wurra Wurra Club

In the absence of Worthy Grand Ma tron George w. Ford, the meeting was chaperoned by Mir. Ross, the dentist, who called the assemblage to order with a hammer, the gavel having been broken last week by Charlie Adam, who tried to crack butternuts with it.
 On motion of George Strong it was voted to omit the singing of the Opening Ode, but MT. Herriman, the Opening Ode soloist, insisted upon singing it neverthe- less, so the vote was reconsidered and the Ode was sung.
 Chairman Dan Sweeney, of the com mittee on effervescent and diaphanous hypotheses, reported progress in trolley construction, and said it gave him great pleasure to report that the trolley would be runningias far as The Garfield Hotel before anything more serious happens, unless something unforeseen bobs up to help it along, in which event 1t might come either earlier or later or approxi- mately about the same time if it came at all. The report was excepted.
 Chairman Lyles, of the, committee on diameter and circumference, got up and made motion that committe of twelve and-a-half or thirteen be appointed by the dentist to collaborate with advance guard of the impending suffragists who 2Ist and expound the gospel of Votes for Women. Judge Ford who came in late from a women's lodge meeting, moved to amend with an amendment that the Club room with pink ribbons in honor of the occasion, and serve a free lunch of ladies fingers after the performance. The amendment was adopted and the motion as amended was passed. E. w. Warner was appointed chairman of the committee, with authority to name the rest of the members, himself.
 t The fat member then got up and sar- castically moved that "we app'int com. mittee on fust aid to tn injured, to give tn hull club lessons in knittin' an rick. rack. Tn time seems to be a'comin' when that's about all we'll have to do," said he, can we might jest as well git int gear fust as last. Tn wimmin is git tin so, now'days-" f,
 "I object" broke in Sam Camp. "There is no call for any discussion of the woman question at this time nor in this place, and for one, protest against 1t. Mir President, Imove the previous question" " The previous question was ordered, and the motion of the fat man was sat down upon.
 Attorney John C. Roraback caught the eye of the chair, and was recognized. He said he would like to move for the ap- pointment of legislative committee to repair at once to Hartford and urge the passage of bill creating a port of entry at the mouth of the Housatonic and Blackberry rivers, and appropriating $I 100000 for the necessary dredging, widening, dock construction, etc. "The success of the New London crowd, head ed by Major Bryan Mahan, in getting a eAdLG dPpAOP AaNAOh VI RAtCCCfOCO ASA AilN same purpose, establishes a precedent" said he, "and as the present legislature is nothing if not consistent there is no req son why Canaan should not fare equally as well. Think what a prestige it would give us to have ocean liners tie up at Ca naan! All that is necessary would be to dredge and widen the Housatonic river, in spots blast out the rocks at Amesville put in some draw-bridges along the"
 "What about the dam at the Power Company's plant" asked the fat member putting in. "I reckon they's been enough devil to pay about that dam, all ready, an trouble ain't all over yet. I'm ag'inst tn hull idiotic Prop'sition. They ain't no sense into it."
 "Of course" remarked the lawyer, "it was to be expected that there would be as usual. Every movement for the ad- vancement of the interests of the town has to encounter that. But one of these days the wheels of progress will roll over somebody, and"
 "Meanin' me?" asked the fat member
 Meaning nobody" was the reply. "l withdraw my motion" That settled that
 Eddie Adams said he would like to in. vite the fire company to test a hydrant near his home on Church street, but there was no hydrant there for them to test, and he would like to have somebody inform him whether the hydrant com. mittee of the Business Mems Association had reported yet on the fire districts pro position. The chair informed him thai the committee was still considering the proposition, and would probably repor