Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
The Wurra Wunra Club

Ozzie Vosburgh called the meeting to order, in the unavoidable absence of Judge Ford, who was present but engag ed all the evening in q whispered con ference with Clint Roraback concerning the outcome of the Anderson case. Sec retary Edson Rood was called on by the chair to read the minutes of the last meet ing, but refused on the ground that 1t might incrimtnate him, as there were some things recorded at the last meeting which didn't read well, On motion of Seneca Strong the reading of the minutes was dispensed with, and the meeting proceeded to the consideration of other matters.
 Chairman Vosburgh requested the committee on good roads to report what progress his committee had made at the special town meeting held that afternoon. Chairman John B. Reed, of the commit tee, arose and stated that he regretted to report that his committee had been una ble to make much of an impression on the assemblage there assembled. They wouldn't listen to reason," he said, "and in spite of all we could do in the cause of good road extension, we were voted down by more than four to one. In the opinion of your committee it will be necessary to institute a vigorous campaign of educa- ton for the enlightenment of the retro gressive element during the next two years, and would move the appointment of,a committee to take charge of that campaign of education, with instructions to get'tight about It." 't e." ."s tas.
 The motion was carried, and the chair appointed Mir. Reed, George $. Fuller, Levi Bronson and Henry Ives as such. committee. with authority to engage Highway Commissioner Mcdonald for a series of lectures on the subject, under the auspices of the Wurra Wurra Club, and to draw on the treasury for the ex- pense. ....s ...-tt'.. ..
 On motion of Judge Whittlesey 1t was voted unanimously to suspend the regu- lar weekly meetings of the Club during Lent. .,
 A motion offered by Landlord Frank A Baker, that the grippe" be declared unconstitutional, was vigorously opposed by Dr. Camp, Dr. Adam, Dr. Lee. and Dr. Turrill. After much learned dis cussion it was finally agreed to leave the matter to Dr. Corwin to decide as to the propriety of the Club taking any such action, and Dr. Cofwin declared that in his opinion, and according to his under standing of the bylaws, the Club has right to declare the Constitution of the United States unconstitutional if 1t wants to; and that being the case-rhe grippe" being French importation-there can be no question about it's authority here. And it was done.
 George Roger moved that a committee be appointed to ascertain what steps are necessary in order to amalgamate the Wurra Wurra Club with the Canaan Equal Franchise League, and to institute negotiations forthwith for such a merger. "I take it all present are in favor of woman suffrage" said he
 "Now jest hold on a bit," remarked the fat member, hoisting himself to his feet. II don't reckon it's best t go into this thing too pr'cipitous. If my fust wife was alive I wouldn't mind this woman sufferins bizness, coz I could handle her all right. As 1t is, l ain't quite ready t cultivate any more domestic inf'licity than what I've got now. Ever sence this Franchise crowd has begun t feel their oats an whoop up soprano politics, l been growth Hitler an inconsequentialler in my own house. My present wife'll start a argument about equality, an woman's proper spear, an mans big bluff, an all them sort O things, an they ain't no reasonin' with her. If my fust wife'd started anything like that, an I'd told her t shut up, that'd ended it. l wouldn't had t speak but once. She had some sense. Fine woman, my fust wife could chop wood as we'll as l could, an she always had her washin' out on tn line Monday mornin's half an hour earlier'n any O tn naybors. She never wanted | be no boss O tn house; she seen 1t wasn't ladylike. She knew tn Scriptr about it. Why my fust wife"
 'In view of the fact that the gentle mans fust wife is not on trial, l would