Connecticut western news., 1912-01-11
The Wurra Wurra Club

1 last Saturday night before the sixteenth Sunday after the installation of officers
 next April. In the unavoidable absence
 folk with Deacon Stevens and MT. Fer
 guson, to pick blackberries, Clint. Rora-
 back, who was officiating as secretary in
 the unavoidable absence of Secretary Burt Peirce, who was unavoidably ab-
 sent, nominated Artist Sleighter to be chairman pro tenn, and appointed Eugene
 Rowe and Lester Adams a committee to
 escort him to the chair. Messrs. Rowe and Adams. were not present, however,
 being in attendance at the band rehearsal at the Town Hall, and Messrs. Seneca
 Strong and A. H. Herriman were select
 ed for escort duty, and they promptly
 proceeded to get into a wrangle over the
 etiquette of the duty, Herriman insisting
 that Seneca, being the taller, should
 march on the "oh-side" of Sleighter, and
 Seneca stoutly maintaining that the gen tleman always walked on the other side.
 It was finally agreed to leave the matter to the arbitration committee, but as the arbitration committee had gone to Great Harrington, 1t was referred to Dr. Cor
 win, who Tipped up cent, which gave Herrinan the choice of sides. He chose the "near-stde," and the committee start ed to do their escorting, when it was dis covered that Artist Sleighter was not present. being unaVoidably detained in Chicago and unable to get home until the last car down The escort committee wasted no time after this discovery, but grabbed. the first member at hand, who happened to be Clarence Humphrey, and landed him on the throne.
 Cliat. Roraback called the roll from memory, as the list was unavoida5ly ab- sent, and Chairman Humphrey declared meeting open for business.
 George Hardenbergh rose to question of personal privilege Hesaid somebody had voted for him as, the handsomest man, in Canaan, in the beauty contest, and while he appreciated the spirit of the voter, he respectfully but emphatically- disclaimed any ambition for the distinc- ton, and would withdraw frOm the con- test in favor of the chairman pro tenn. The chairman pro tenn, good-naturedly acknowledged the excellent judgment of the gentleman,, but would. assure his friends that he was not vain nor stuck ups and insisted, upon declining to be a candidate in the contest.
 Lew Rhoades moved that a committee be appointed to negotiate with the Presi- dent of the Canaan choral union, with a view to having the. Club join the chorus in order to take part in the rehearsals and draw tickets, for the Norfolk con certs.
 'Frhat sounds easy enough" observed Ned Roberts, "but it is clear that the genhaman. has no, inadequate idea of what he will have to- go through in order to get into that chorus. It isn't beauty contest nor freesfor-alL You don't necessarily have.to, possess. Oaly the one qualification, but you've got to be able to deliver the goods on. that one, right at the start"
 The fat memb4r took the floor. "I don't think much O. tn mOtion," said he, "an' Ill vote ag.'inst it. Faint wuth while, in my 'pinion, They're too dunn med; p'ticular in, that chorus, an any how, 1 wouldn't sing under that man Paine, not under no circumstances-no sir, not if he was t git down on his knees an beg me to-. No sirP"
 "Let's see" said Rob- Peirce, didn't you go before. Mir. Paine and have your voice tried, Rhnrsday"
 "Yes;. tried am convicted" the fat member owned up. An I made up my | mind then that [ wouldn't sing in tn chorus even, if he'd wanted me to. 1 ! only went there t satisfy my wife, an she hain't satisfied now. When 1 told l her me an' Paine couldn't agree some O tn tecknicles, she sez t me, sez she, why, you big fat hippottymus,' sez she, 'Ye never knew tn difference betwiXt a semmi-quiver an a wheelbarrer, fir all | ye thinks ye're so all-fred smart, an Mister Paine found 1t out in leSSn two | shakes of sheep's tail when ye opened VT fool mouth.' don't understan what my wife sees about Paine t do so much braggin' about. I could run a chorus, myself, if tn singers'd only tend up like they do fir him. l was. one O tn best singers in singin' school when was a boy, an I'll bet four dollars I can sing jest as high as what Paine can, today, | an jest as loud, an hang onto note jest as long. Why, one time we had"
 "QuestionI question" demanded dozen impatient members in chorus. The question was but to vote and lost Meeting then adjourned.
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