Connecticut western news., 1913-06-05
The Wurra Wurra Club.

promptly ntteen minutes Denind tune Dy the sexton of the Club, Mir. s. Baritone Strong, who made the sad announcement that the president, Mir. Harvey w.. Strayer, would not be present, as he had locked himself in the school laboratory and was working out the problem, by algebraic lexicography and muriatic acid, of how long it takes an indefinite post ponement to expire by the statute of limitations plus the law of compensation. MT. Strong said there was no use wait ing any longer for the president, as he 1 was in for all night, at least.
 "I will ask MT. Samuel G. Camp to come to the platform and preside as temporary president pro tem," said Mir. Strong. "All right" said Sam, and he immediately put on his hat and went home.
 The sexton then ordered Mir. Horace Holt to preside. Mir. Holt said he was Mir. Strong's huckleberry, and proceeded to take the chair and give the pulpit resoundfng whack with the butt.end of
 
 ing that he was on earth and ready for business. Mir. Strong reminded the chair that the first business of the regu- lar order was the singing of the Opening Ode.
 "Opening Ode be ding-swizzledln said the chair. "We'll have that after the meeting adjourns if anybody wants to hear it. What we need more than we need Opening Odes is, report from the committee on oiling the streets. This community is choking to death with dust, and although it was said some weeks ago that the state. highway depart ment was going to send us a carload of oil right away there hasn't been a drop of oil sent here to put on the streets, ex- cept a few gallons that were bought by private subscription. Who knows any thing about it?"
 MT. J. Clinton Roraback, the rising young attorney and counsellor-at-law, got up and reported that he had received word from the highway department that
 
 were on the way to Canaan, if they were not already on the side-track here, and would be ready for the sprinkling pot the next day.
 "Thaps more like it." said the chair
 John VanDeusen jumped up. "I move you, MT. President" said he, "that we extend a rising vote of thanks to High way Commissioner Bennett for his promptness in looking after our wants"
 Ex-Mayor Rowe moved to amend by deferring the rising vote of thanks until after the dust settles. The amendment was carried and the motion as amended was defeated. .... .
 Sexton Strong butted in, at this point. to present the bill for rent of the Club room, for the last quarter, which he said the landlord had handed him as he came in. Joe Parsons moved that a committee, consisting of the landlord and the sexton, be appointed to investigate the bill and report, with recommendations, to the next meeting. The sexton said there was nothing to investigate-there was the bill, and if it wasn't paid the Club would have to move out.
 Ned Roberts moved that the whole bloomin' business be indefinitely killed, and as there were no ladies present, the motion was carried unanimously.
 Frank Wilcox got up and said he had few thoughts he would like to get off his stomach, concerning the anti-suffrage meeting of Friday evening, which he had attended. "In the first place." said he but that was as far as he got, for the fat member hoisted himself out of his seat and moved "the previous question on all reference t woman suffridge. As I said again" he proceeded, "I'm down on any more references t either suffridge or anti-suffridge. l git lem both to hum, an enough of 'em, now L can tell ye. I offer 'mendment that tn next member that mentions either woman or suffridge, gifts suspended fir conduck unbecomin' to gentleman"
 "The gentleman is out of order" said the chair, "and to forestall possible riot will now declare the meeting ad-