Connecticut western news., 1912-03-21
The Wurra Wurra Club

| fit member was induced to undertake the job of presiding, at the last meeting, 1 On being escorted to the throne by Hosea l L. Ross, Esq, the fat member started to make a speech of acceptance in which he said he fused to preside as president O tn lycee-um where they used to debate about diff'rent subjecks," in the old days, and he "reckoned as how he hadn't frgot all about parl'ment'ry ticktaks yit. Tve seen some town meetin's, too, in my day." he said, "an' cal'late can run meet i.'-"
 "Cut it outm yelled Seneca Strong, "and get to business"
 "Wa'al, bring on y'r notions" shouted the chair.
 "Mr. President,'' said Druggist Farnum, al rise to a question of personal privi- lege."
 "Does anybody second it'" asked the chair.
 Mir Farnum said he didn't suppose question of personal privilege had to be seconded" announced the chair.
 "Wa'al then it'll have to be amended" announced the chair.
 Frank Coons explained to the fat mem Der that parliamentary ethics sometimes allowed question of personal privilege to be stated without being seconded, and the chair decided that he would "permit it, just this once," and MT. Farnum stated that he had been informed by Mayor Rowe that as he was the newest member of the Club he would not be after the next new member was ad- mitted.
 The chair said 1t was an important point, and he would reserve his decision for two weeks. Mir. Farnum insisted upon an immediate ruling, but was order ed to "set downw G. '.' .>
 George Strong offered a motion that a committee be appointed to select a dele gation of twelve members, all of whom shall be business men, to accept Roscoe Benjamin's invitation to go to WinSted and be entertained there.
 "Has Roscoe extended such an invita- tion?" asked Henry Ives.
 "Not that know of" said Mir. Strong, "but Pm quite sure he would If he knew we had such delegation chosen"
 On motion of Allyn Fuller the motion was tabled.
 Al. Herriman bobbed up with a reso. lution that an appropriation of $50 be voted for the decoration of the club house on the day of the Farmers Institute, as a token of the Clubs sympathy with the project and its approval of the merchants public spirit and enterprise in instituting a bargain day in connection with it. The resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote
 "Ary other business proper to come before said meetin'?" asked the chair with an air of dignifed condescension. ''If so, declare the polls closed"
 Hold on there, Mir President" spoke up Ned Roberts, jumping to his feet. "I rise to a question of personal privilege" !"
 "Pussonal privilege be blowedw ex- claimed the chair, growing red in the face. "This chair don't lay only one set O pussonal privileges at one settin'. You'll make a motion or else you'll set down"
 "Very well, then" said Roberts, "I move that we proceed to formal ballot for president pro tenn of this meeting, to fill the chair, which appears to be va cant"
 The motion was seconded by dozen voices, and the chair jumped up and shouted, "I shall provoke tn protection O. tn dep'ty sheriff, backed by tn author ity O tn mayor, an if don't beat ye at y'r own game"
 But just then Seneca Strong turned off the lights and at the same time yelled, "Change cars" and that ended the ses- sion.