Connecticut western news., 1912-01-04
The Wurra Wurra Club

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 Not all the members responded to the roll-call of the Christmas week meeting. The number of absentees present was about half the entire membership. It had been hard week, in some respects, but Chaplain Ford, who protested against the delinquents being fined, assured the chair that they would undoubtedly be all strengthened out by next meeting time, when the glare of the White Way lights will have become a thing of the past.
 The chairman, George Hardenbergh, announced that Judge Ford had offered rooms, to the Club, rent free, in the new block which he Is to erect on his newly acquired premises on Main street. A vote of thanks was unanimously rendered the Judge.
 Representative Ned Roberts offered motion that the Club appoint a commit tee to confer with the electric light peo- pie and ascertain how much 1t would cost to run the White Way all the year round, and instruct the treasurer to pay the bill and charge it off to incidental ex- penses.
 The fat member moved to amend by stipulating that the money be expended in the purchase of an ice-pick for pre- sentation to the power-house gang, "so they can keep tn flood ice from cloggin' up tn dam wheel an putin out all tn lights in Litchfeld county"
 Burt Peirce stood up to observe that whatever of inconvenience might be suffered occasionally in the way of dark lights as a result of natural and unavoid- able causes, had been more than compen- sated for by the prestige which the holi- day White Way had given to the town. He opposed the fat members amend ment, which was lost, and the original motion carried.
 Gene Rowe rose to inquire if anybody could throw light on the mysterious do- ings of the court of inquiry, which had met after a months adjournment, only to adjourn again for another month. "If they're going to pull somebody else, why don't they do it?" he demanded, "Or if it's simply movable feast let's have it understood SO But where's the sense in perpetuating the reign of terror and keep ing fellows wondering what minute will be their next"
 twill the gentleman offer a motion bearing on the matter?" asked the chair.
 "I will," replied Rowe. "I move the court of inquiry be declared unconstitu' tional."
 The motion was liberally and loudly seconed, and passed unanimously.
 On motion of School Superintendent Vogel a committee composed of Henry Ives, Robert Peirce and H. E. Lyles, was appointed to ascertain how much it would cost for the Club to return the compli ment to the Hawthorne Club and give the ladies of that organization banquet.
 Ed Warner got up and made motion that inasmuch as there was so much go- ing on, in one way and another, this week, the Christmas tree exercises of the Club be postponed for one week.
 The fat member moved to amend by striking out next week and substituting week before last.
 Clarence Humphrey moved to amend the amendment with an amendment sub stituting Bridge Week for week before last.
 June Rhoades started to move an amendment to the amendment to the amendment, when the chair got mad, declared the whole business out of order, and said he would en- certain a motion to adjourn; but nobody would make such a motion, whereupon the chair called on Judge Ford to make a speech. Instantly a dozen members moved to adjourn, and meeting was out.