Connecticut western news., 1913-03-27
The Wurra Wurra Club.

There was fairly good attendance of members at the meeting, but the presi- dent, Mir. Doctor Adam, was unavoid- ably absent, as somebody was having some fits, somewhere down the road, and he had to go and see about it. The sexton of the Club, however, Mir. S.. Bernard Strong, called the meeting to order and appointed Jerome Root chair man pro tenn. Mir. Root mounted the throne, sat down, sneezed twice, pounded the desk with monkey-wrench and de- clared the meeting ready for the first business on the program, which was the minutes of the previous meeting. This was attended to by ex-Mayor Rowe, after which Messrs. H. B. Ives. Ned Roberts, Dr. C. w.. Camp, E. C. Finney and Deputy Sheriff Rhoades sang the Open ing Ode as a mixed duet, accompanied by Ralph Farnum on cracked talking machine record. Aside from this, the proceedings were harmonious.
 A motion was made by Billy" Reel that committee be appointed to wait on the selectmen and call their attention to the fact that the Business Mems Associa. ton were going to send committee to them, or write a letter or something, calling attention 10 the necessity for some more crosswalks and the repair of some of the old ones.
 "I don't see no sense in tn notion" said the fat member. "They'll prob'ly find it out some way any how. Watson'll tend to that all right"
 "Undoubtedly," replied Billy, "but if they are forewarned of the request they won't be SO apt to be astonished by the information concerning the crosswalk conditions" replied the fat member.
 The motion was passed by a large majority and the chair appointed Messrs. Reel, Hardenbergh and Mayor Roraback on the committee.
 George J. Vogel moved that the Club hold itself in readiness to cooperate with the Fourth of July committee appointed by President Holsapple, of the B. NJ. A. and do all possible to make the proposed celebration bigger success than that of two years ago.
 "I don't see no sense in it," spake up the fat member. "What's tn good O goin' t all that fuss, an spendin' all that money, an doin' all that work, jest fir a one-day show. It's tn foolishest kind of extravligance an Pm down on It."
 "Naturally you would be expected to be down on it" said Ned Roberts. allow much did you contribute toward the cele. bration fund two years ago~
 "Not dunn cent" said the fat mem- Der. "I wasn't in favor of it then, any more'n what be now"
 Exactly" said Roberts. "How much of the work of preparation did you per form two years agoi"
 "Not a dunn stroke, an fir tn same reason"
 "Precisely. But I distinctly remember you came into the village to see the big parade and enjoy sights you never saw before in all your life-and it didn't cost you cent"
 "Wa'al, I did waste tn hull forenoon but wouldn't do it ag'in. Tn bands, an tn fancy panorammy waggin's, an tn dumfool crowds scairt my hosses till they 'most run away with me. don't see no sense in them sort O things any way"
 "Of course not. Now let me tell you something. The simple fact that you don't care for them sort O things is no good reason why those who do care for them and are willing to chip in their cash and help to do the work, should not enjoy them. If we see fit to have cele. bration and show to the outside world that we are a live and up-to date com munity, and are willing to pay for it, it's none of your business. You don't see no sense in it. You wouldn't see no sense in any public under taking that would cost you penny, no matter how worthy. You would still be walking in the same old crooked cowpaths your grandfather trod, rather than have side walks, if you could have your way. You conceive it to be your duty croak and throw cold water on every enterprise for the public good. But thank goodness, your tribe is mighty scarce and getting scarcer, and carries very little weight. The chronic and constitutional obstruc- tionist isn't of much account when the chariot of progress rolls forward, and he'd better get out of the way"
 "Meanin' me?" queried the fat m sm. bef, bristling up.
 "No; meaning some old fossilized goat out in Oshkosh, Michigan, Ohio"
 "The gentlemen will come to order,'