Connecticut western news., 1912-02-01
The Wurra Wurra Club

The meeting was called to order by Henry Scutt in the absence. of Burt Peirce, who was engaged in wrapping hot cloths around the thermometer, out side, to keep the mercury from freezing.
 The minutes of the last previous meet ing were played on jewsharp by E. V. Nestell, and elicited tumultuous applause in the gallery.
 The first important business brought before the meeting was a motion offered by Seneca Strong, that a committee be appointed 10 wait on the sexton of the club-room at once with request that he open the draft in the high-speed notch, put on another scuttle of coal and let Ter go. The motion was unanimously passed, and Lew Rhoades, Henry B. Ives and Clint Roraback were appointed as such committee, with power, They retired at once to fulfill the duty of their appoint ment, and ten minutes later 1t was neces- sary to open all the windows.
 Judge David Whittlesey made a mo- ton that the chair appoint Rev. E. c. Gillette official historian of the Club. N"The manner in which the reverend gen. tlemen edited certain columns of The News during the last two weeks certainly demonstrates his capabilities in that line," said the Judge, "and if he could be in- duced to accept the post of club historian it would be a great thing for the club and for future generations of readers"
 "That's all right about futer gen'rations O readers" said the fat man, tan ain't sayin' but what club historian would be a good thing, mebbe, nor ain't disputin' but what the rev'rend gentleman would fill the bill. But it strikes me he might be a leetie conscientiouser than what we'd want historian t be. Some O the doin's O this Club mightn't look we'll in cold hist'ry-theynl need t be doctored up bit, or futer gen n'rations might git onfatterin' notion O some O their for bears. Take frinstance some O tn scenes and wrangles 'twixt-"
 "No namesl no namesp yelled Al. Her riman and Ned Roberts in chorus, both starting toward the fat member. Chair man Scutt rapped for order and called upon the glee club to sing "Pleyers Hymn" as a harmonizer, but the glee club members were all absent, so Clar- ence Humphrey struck up "Every Little Movement" and the storm subsided. The fat member then contiuued: "All got t say is, we'd better have a lawyer fir historian, an that ain't no reflection on reflection on tn minister, not by jug-full. Any how, ain't so much intrested in this historian bizness as what l be in how tn editors a'goin' t git hunk with tn dominic fir helpin' on him out. O course he can say, I'll do ez much fir you when time comes,' but that'd mean he'd preach fir tn minister if he's ever took sick; an I ain't so sure tn cuss wouldn't aot'lly put up tn bluff t do it, too, if he got tn chanst; an it pears t me it's a juty we owe t tn community, an specially ' Pilgrim church, fuse all our infoonce [ persuade tn minister t take extry care O himself an not git sick, an avoid tn scandal O havfn' that newspaper feller putin himself up t pay him off by do D. in as much for him., in tn pulpit"
 "Why not warn this newspaper person that no such step would be tolerated, even in case of emergency" asked Dan Sweeney.
 "We ain't got no jurisdiction-he's tn only man In town that don't b'long t this club" replied the fat member.
 Frank Hitchcock moved to throw the whole matter out as irrelevant, but ac- cepted, Clint Roraback's amendment to carry the case up to the supreme court. And so the matter was disposed of.
 The meeting then adjourned.