Connecticut western news., 1912-08-15
The Wurra Wurra Club.

There was not single absentee among those present at the last meeting when the time arrived to begin operations, and President Holsapplc called the crowd to order promptly on the minute. Fred Collin played the Opening Ode on the firemen's new parade trumpet, and the minutes of the previous meeting were read out of q copy of Dr. Lees photo graph album. Seneca Strong collected the fines, dues and assessments, and then the chair called for business under the regular order.
 Ralph Farnum moved that a commit tee be appointed to investigate the incen- diary fire at the Allyndale lime kiln and take measures to detect and arrest the firebug,
 Seneca Strong, the clubs sexton, said he hoped that if the irebug was caught he would b. engaged as the Clubs official frebug, to sec if he could keep the club rooms warm during the coming winter MT. Strong said he would offer that as an d'HCIluIlSuI IO IilS lhollOl' LHS dIlGllu- ment was accepted and the motion as amended carried.
 The nomination of pr. Wells, the new veterinarian, for membership, was hand ed in by pr. Corwin, and referred to the committee OH moral character.
 On motion of Frank Hitchcock it was unanimously voted that the Club attend the Chautauqua and Camp meetings at Pine Grove, in a body.
 Judge Ford got up and said he would like to say just one word with regard to the much discussed sewer extension pro- position.
 "Well one word will be sufficient" said the chair, "and as you've already said it, we'll let the matter drop" And it dropped
 John Sheridan moved that the commit tee on evangelization be instructed to ar range for a grand ratification rally to be held in Hardenbergh's grove after the state conventions, to ratify the nomina- tions all in a bunch, with speeches and sarsaparilla and fried lobster and lady fingers.
 Mayor Rowe moved to amend by add ing boiled oyster soup to the menu, and Horace Humphrey asked that sponge cake be included.
 The fat member helped himself to get up on his feet, and said: "Seems t me this crowd is a dunn site more p'tic'lar about ratifyin' th bill of fare than about tn rally. Now what do ye pose t ratify' I reckon ye all know tn state conven- tions'll nominate gov'nors an sec'tary O states an things, an mebbe, like as not, we won't want t endorse ev'rybody they put up. They's a lot O things t be con sidered. S'pose they nominate gov'nors that won't be in symP'thy with good roads an Jim Macdonald? Could this Club go into q executive session ratifca- ton meetin' an conscientiously ratify them? Then ag'in, s'pose they put up candates that's ag'in' woman suffrage' or that don't b'licve in reducin' tn high cost O Twin? It's tn proper thing at a ratif- cation meetin' t consider suthin' else be- sides sponge cake an oysters. Now I'm progressive reactionary, myself, an Pm tellin' ye if tn candates don't square up t my idee, they can ratify themselfs, fir all O me. I suggest that we wait t see what we've got t ratify before we start ratifyin'. If this Club wants t git up a picnic, why, let's have picnic; but so fur as endorsin' can'date yet unborn, with ratification in advance, say nary a rat"
 Do you present that as an amend