Connecticut western news., 1912-03-14
The Wurra Wurra Club

Mayor Rowe was induced to preside i over the last meeting of the Club, in the unavoidable absence of Deacon Stevens, who had not returned from his fishing expedition up the Housatonic river. The i Mayor called the meeting to order by three distinct raps with the gavel, but they were able-bodied raps and woke up Seneca Strong, who had dozed off in the corner where he was waiting for the fire to come up. Seneca, on opening his eyes and observing Deputy Sheriff Rhoades standing in front of him. jump ed to his feet held up his right hand and said he was ready to be sworn. On be- ing thoroughly awakened by the general laugh, he explained that he had been dreaming that the court of inquiry was in session again and that he had been subpoenaed to tell something about some thing that he didn't know anything at all about
 The minutes of the last meeting were read by one of John Rains bakers, coach ed at intervals by Mir. Rains himself.
 w. A Wright offered motion that q committee be appointed to revise the constitution and bylaws, double the dues, join the state federation of chin musicians and engage an expert from the Meriden reform school to come and give a demonstration of whitewashing hitching posts. /
 Mayor Rowe ruled the motion out of order and declared that he would enter certain no proposition until somebody moved to, amalgamate the Club with either Principal Eldridge's Boy Scouts or the proposed Girl Scoutesses. However, nobody came forward with any such motion, and Wright insisted on his mo- ton being brought before the house. He was declared in contempt of court and escorted to the ante-room by Al. Herri- man.
 Judge Ford offered a resolution provid- ing for the establishing of an industrial bureau, under the auspices of the Club. to promote the culture of the noodle
  Spy potatoes, grapevine tuning, piano pruning ,amat eur photography and setting hens to rent
 Clint. Roraback moved to amend by striking out the unacting claws and sub- stituting something about the referen- dunn. The chair looked through Cush- ing's Manual and the Fire District hand book and declared the whole blooming business laid under the table. So much for that
 George Strong rose and said he would be pleased to hear from the committee appointed last week to revise the list of eligible bachelors and widowers for the guidance of the single ladies who might want to take advantage of their Leap Year Prerogative.
 Henry Ives, the committee on bache- lors and widowers got up and reported that he was giving all his spare time, when the hopper wasn't full, to the duties of his other appointment as com mittee on conference with the ladies of the Hawthorne Club, with regard to their wishes concerning the time for the return banquet; and he believed in the good old doctrine of finishing one job be fore tackling another.
 "How much longer is it going to take to get through conferring about that re- turn banquet" asked Ed. Warner.
 Henry said that from the progress al ready made he couldn't tell exactly, but as near as he could estimate, he would judge that it was none of Warmers busi, ness. That closed that incident.
 Joe Parsons got up and said he would like to get the sentiment of the meeting concerning the sidewalk situation. He got it, but it would look awful in print.
 Foreman Wigglesworth said he had something on his mind, that he wanted to get off, not by way of hint or sugges- ton to any other property holder who might belong to the Club, but because he wanted to hear how it sounded. He said; "Im crcdibly informed that the in- su rance rate reduction, as q result of the recent visit of the rate experts, will be about IS per cent. Now when my in surance is rebated I'm going to take the amount of rebate and present it to the Canaan Hose Company, toward improv- ing its equipment. What dye know about that?"
 "Fine," said Ed. Warner; live been l thinking of that very same thing, and