Connecticut western news., 1912-05-16
The Wurra Wurra Club

The Wurra Wurra Club
 The recording secretary, who has been furnishing The News with the reports of the Clubs doings, from week to week. has gone on strike, owing to the fact that a portion of his report last week was left | out, as it seemed to reflect on the sheer ity of the Business Mems Associations Fourth of July committee in investigat- ing the demand for public celebration. Of course The News could not permit such asrefection, and the questionable references were blue-pencilled, where upon the secretary, with unnecessary show of indignation, refused to report the last meeting for this paper; and as l the editor is not a member of the Club it became necessary for him to procure a report from some other source. The subjoined account is kindly furnished by Mir. ]. Clinton Roraback, a member of the committee on moral character, and it I is hoped that by next week the secretary, having learned the lesson that his ser vices are not absolutely indispensable, will have cooled, down. and resume his regular reports.-Editor.l
 MT. Editor, dear sir: As per your re- quest l enclose account of proceedings at last meeting of Wurra Wurra Club. If Secretary H-rd-nb-rgh q omit voweis to mystify non-members as to his identity) refuses to resume his reports I will en- deavor to keep The News readers posted on what is being done'in the Club I would suggest, however, that you put in an application for membership and join the Club, yourself -'
 Yours truly, ]. C.R.]
 The evening mail from the south had been assorted and distributed, the crowd that generally hangs around the post office steps until everybody else is off the streets, had ,dispersedin various di- rections; members of the Wurra .Wurra Club gathered, in clusters of-two or three or more in a, bunch, at the. Clubroom, and took their accustomed places tbe hour for beginning the exercises drew nigh, but still the president, George J. Vogel, came not The clock in the steeple struck eight-that is, the clock in the steeple would have struck eight if it had been properly regulated; but as a matter of fact the clock in the steeple was out of order and wouldn't strike at all It hadn't even struck seven, nor six I; and as further matter of fact, there wasn't any clock in the steeple, never had been, and probably never twill be, However, that's nobody's business and should not prejudice-the readerone way or the other. The one importantfact to be borne in fnindis, it. vas time to open the meeting and President Vogel wasn't thereg F I believe ithls is the second. time have said this, and l hope 1t won't be necessaryrfor me to. speak bof oit' again. PresidentV gel wasn't there, so Horace FaInmphrey was, chosen to fill his place, swhich he did with credit to himself and fEbs the entire satisfaction of his constttu- ents. Mir. Humphrey has all the ,requis- .ities of an .etheient presiding oflicer.r !
 Among rthose. present were, H. E. Lvles, president of the C.. B, M. A. and iaar iaarn enthusiastic Champion of last years Fourth of July celebrations ]. Henry fFSurabaeks one eOfathe original Hdxo&ates sof the public utilities commissions John. B. Reed, head of the Canaan i5eague 6f. State Road .Boomers;7 George, Roger. Jpdge-Adyocate-Geper of !, the. Boy. Scout CounGirS, Court of Inquiry Q. T. ,yqsbprgh, author of the. slogan r"Get to- gether3 pull together;1"r Dennis o'Nei5, commander -ehief. ., .of the Canaan Knights of Labor; II. L, Ross, chief of the advisoEy7cPppcil ofthe Ttpth-Teller's League; A. ]. ' Wiggtesworth, tutor in platform oratory; John Sheridan, Worthy Matron of the Sons and Daughters of Coldwater Springs; George W. Ford, one ofths pioneer suffragists of Counec- ticut; l A. Underlsoody director .nfsY. M. (. . Al Athletics;i Edward l.. Roberts, chaplain of Pope Chapman's Bald.Head Club; R. p, yPeirce. leader of the Anti Suffrage moyement; Seneca Strong, instructor of boxing. Mayor Eugene Rowe, cheer leader. of the Camp Fire Girls; Frank Hitchcock, director of the Men and Religion Forward movement; Henry B.. Iyes,- who voted for Brydh three times and hopes for a. fourth chance; W. C. Bullock, author of Laugh and the World Laughs With Youi"" w.. A. Wright, author of the immortal phrase, q would rather, be Wright than Presi, dent;" Fred Collin, champion buck and wing dancer, and many others who were too numerous, etc, to mention. without calling them by name. ....t.... .. It was a very successful meeting, so- cially and otherwise, and reflected great credit upon those who got it up. A large number of motions were made, concern