Connecticut western news., 1913-12-25
The Wurra Wurra Club

There was a pretty fair attendance of members-not exactly what you would call crush, of course, but as good a crowd as you could expect at this season of the year, you know, when there is SO much going on. Promptly at the open- ing hour the sexton of the Club, Mir. s. Bonnethater Strong, took the platform and made the announcement that the president, MT. Lewis C. Rhoades was unavoidaLly absent, following up a clue, and that the meeting would have to elect temporary chairman pro tenn. Some body nominated Horace Humphrey and he was unanimously elected, but the Sexton, MT. Strong, announced that MT. Humphrey was up on Bennett Hill, bob ping for cells, and hence unavoidably ab- sent, so Al. Herriman told the sexton, Mir. Strong, to go ahead and run the meeting himself. He done so. He be. gan by announcing that in place of the Opening Ode he would sing Christmas Carol, himself, and thereupon struck up "What's the Matter with Fatherl" but at the end of the first line there was such deafening chorus of "He's All Right" that he was unable to finish the song, and stood as rigid as one purified until the chorus ceased. Then he missed angrily, that singing would be dispensed with during the rest of the session. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Ed. Warner, in the unavoidable absence of George Hardenbergh, who was tying greens for decorating the Clubhouse for the Christmas exercises.
 A motion was offered by Fred Morin that the Club members show their re- spect for the Brotherhoods' movement for Community Sunday" by attend ing church in body, on Sunday, Janu- ary 4, each member attending the church to which he is supposed to belong or to which his family belongs. ..s .
 MT. H. E. Lyles got up to ask how the members could attend church in a body if they attended different churches. Mir. Morin said he would refuse to engage in any theological discussion or religious controversy with the gentleman.
 The fat member said he "didn't see no sense in goip' t church any way. What does 1t amount to? Wimmin go t' church t show off their new jockies, an tn men go becoz their wives makes 'em go or becoz they think it'll help their bizness an make 'em appear respectable. know people that goes t church reg'- lar, that wouldn't trust with an empty pocketbook. I'll run my chances O git tin t heaven as quick as they do, an not p'rade t church t advertise how good be-"
 "That may be all right from the fat gentleman's point of view" said the chorister, springing to his feet, "but don't think much of the logic that makes out that a man is better for not going to church, or that church-going is damag- Ing to mans real character. You may talk about hypocrisy among church goers, but, it can't compare to the hy- pocrisy of the man who stays at home or somewhere else-sneers at the man who does go to church, and plumes him. self on being not only just as good, but infinitely better than his chureh-going neighbor. Slch man becomes a self satisfied eynic who sees nothing good in anything that is decent, respectable and pure. He is simply bundle of conceit, wrapped up in selishness and is the narrowest kind of a bigot, though he doesn't know it"
 The chair rapped for order and said the discussion was getting bit beyond bounds. After that, however, nobody seemed disposed to bring up any new business, and the meeting adjourned.