Connecticut western news., 1913-04-17
The Wurra Wurra Club.

The members all came trooping in f, with hop and skip and bound; some took their seats in easy chairs, and some just stood around. But when the hour for starting came, they ceased their buzz and hum, and wondered what the deuce was up-the chairman hadn't comsl They looked askance, each one at each, as if to Strong, exclaimed aloud. 70 fiddle! I saw Hen Ives, our president, a little while ago, and asked him if he'd be on hand-he said he didn't know; he might, and then he mightn't; then he made a funny sign, and said I'd know the answer when joined the Mystic Shine. Now he may come, or he may not-Pll own up don't know--but you may come to order now, and I will start the show"
 The minutes of the previous meeting were then read by Mir. Daniel Sweeney, of the firm of Daniel Sweeney, who crossed his 's and dotted his i's as he went along, and he was followed by Sam Reel, who sang the Opening Ode in the bass. clef, accompanied in pretty poor style by Fred Morin on the razor strop.
 Judge George w. Ford got up and said he would like to offer motion that the Club pass vote of protest against the indiscriminate prosecutions of the Italian liquor sellers in Sodom and Gomorrah and Tyre and Sidon. "First thing we know," said His Honor "we'll get repu- tation abroad, as place where the liquor laws are violated by the wholesale, and that will hurt the town more than it Is being benefited by the hundreds of dollars in fines that are being put into the town treasury"
 Mayor ]. C. Roraback seconded the motion. "I am in hearty sympathy with Judge Ford in this matter" said he, "and would like to see the Club put stop to the prosecutions"
 The motion was passed unanimously, less than one-haIf the members voting against 1t.
 Ex-Mayor Rowe moved that the Club turn out in body, next Saturday, Clean Up Day, and look after the door-yards and lawns of those who were unable or to took after them.
 Frank Coons said he wouldn't object to going around and cleaning up other peoples door-yards, but he thought that if the Club took on contract like that, some people wouldn't lift finger to do their own cleaning up, but would simply lie back and let the Club do it for them. He said he would vote against the motion, as matter of principle.
 The motion was defeated.
 Horace Humphrey moved that the committee on moral character be in- structed to get into touch with the Rusi- ness Mems Fourth of July committee on plan and scoop and urge that they collab- crate in endeavoring to persuade the new state highway commissioner to send his grease-pot around and grease the streets before the big parade starts. not much comfort marching all around the village in the middle of the road when the dust flies so you can't see the man ahead of you," said he.
 The fat member suggested that "if the p'rade would p'rade 'crost-lots they wouldn't kick up no dust" but the sug- gestion found no sympathizers, and the motion was carried.
 At this point Hen Ives, Dr. Ross, Ned Roberts, Frank A. Baker and Dr. Coley, the only full-fedged Nobles of the Mystic Shine in town, came in, marching solemnly to dirge time, and as they took seats in the body of the room, Sexton Strong, who occupied the chair, stood up and salaamed five times, and thus ad- dressed the exalted quintette; Almighty Princes and Potentates of the Glorious Sun; Pusillanimous Plentypenitentiaries of the Boundless Universe; Most Awful and Most Worshipful Monarchs of the Celestial Oligarchies; Sublime Sons of the Morning Star and Sons-in-law of the Evening Electric Lights and the Mid night Moonshine! will your Serene Ex- cellencies deign to honor your most un- worthy servant by occupying the throne, where the dazzling light of your trans figured countsnances will radiate its glorious effulgence upon"
 "Look here, Seneca" said Pusillani- nous Potentate Roberts, "you cut out the bull con, or I'll swat you in the eye with a tobacco cud."
 The chair said he would entertain a motion to adjourn, and after that it was all off.