Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
The Wurra Wurra Club

The meeting started promptly on time, with the president, Ned Roberts, in the chair, and the blithesome sexton, Mir. s. Bookworm Strong, had nothing to do but tend the fire and keep the door shut. The Opening Ode was sung to the tune of "What's the Matter with Father?" by Freeman Dempsey's little boy, and the minutes of the other meeting were mum bled by Ed Warner, who was chewing gum like everything. The dues, fines and assessments were collected by Joe Parsons, who reported indifferent sue cess, after which the chair called for business.
 Selectman Reel moved that the chair appoint a committee on the Clubs Christmas celebration. The motion was carried unanimously, and the chair ap- pointed the following committees: On plan and scope, J. Clinton Roraback, H. B. Ives, George Roger, Deputy Sheriff Rhoades. On Christmas tree, Jay Under wood, Dr. Ross, Frank Hitchcock. On Santa Claus, John B. Reed, Charles G. Smith, Clarence Humphrey. On pop corn, Fred Morin, A. II. Herriman, A. A. Hubbard. On music, toys, candies, declamations, tableaux, finance, bill-of- fare, twisted candy, invocation, cotton whiskers, nuts, address of welcome, cornucopias and dialogues, H. F. Lyles. Incidentals, Seneca B. Strong.
 The fat member got up and spoke up, thuswise: MT. Pres dent, I make a motion to amend tn motion by havin' this committee arp'inted with power"
 "Power for what?" asked the chair.
 "Power t squash tn hull blame non- sense," replied the fat member, who sub sided when he saw that nobody would second his motion.
 Ex.Mayor Rowe got up and made a motion that another committee be named to revive the social Assemblies, for the coming winter, as a diversion for the young people during the season. "The Assemblies proved delightful source of amusement in seasons past, he said, and it is worth while to revive them for the coming months. I would like to hear from some of the other members on this subject"
 The fat member hoisted himself to a standing position. "I don't see no sense into it," he observed, shifting his tobacco quid to the other side of his mouth. "Them Assemblies has outlived their usefulness. They worked all right for tn fust few seasons, when they wasn't nobody allowed ' fine only them that b'longed t' our set but three years ago they let tn bars down an tuk in ev'ry Tom, Dick an Harry that could tell tn diff'rence betwixt an ace an a spade, an lowered tn social tone of tn affair, an tn next year it kerfummoxed tirely-killed deader'n a nit. Better let it stay dead. You couldn't start it up ag'in now, an put. it on a payin' basis, without discriminatin', an if ye discriminate yell stir up hard feelin's that'll bust it any way. I'm down on tn motion."
 The objection didn't count, and the motion was passed. The chair appointed ex-Mayor Rowe and John s. Reed on the Assemblies committee, with iustruc. tions to report at the next meeting.
 On motion of Ed Warner it was voted to have open house at the Club, on Thanksgiving day, and engage the butler of the Cornpop and Sasf'rilly Association to cater to the guests. Mir. N. Watson Hardenbergh was delegated to negotiate with Fred Morin for the feed, and stipu- 1 late that the bill-of-fare shall be head ed with boiled oyster soup.
 As there was no further business to transact, the meeting adjourned.