Connecticut western news., 1914-03-05
The Wurra Wurra Club

The first person to arrive at the Club house was the affable sexton, Mir. S. Blueberry Strong, whu found a dozen other members awaiting him on his ar- rival. Among them was the popular president, MT. Frank Hitchcock, who was spending few days with friends in York State, and hence could not be present. Owing 10 his unavoidable ab- sence 1t was deemed advisable to run the meeting without him. and when the hour for beginning arrived, the affable sexton, Mir. Strong, appointed the re- elected mayor, Mir. J. Clinton Roraback, temporary chairman pro tenn. and es- corted him to the chair. The meeting was then called to order and the chair said that inasmuch as he had just been elected for the second time as chief magistrate of the Canaan Fire District, he deemed this the proper time to read his second inaugural message, if anybody cared to hear 1t. Al Herriman got up to ask if the message contained anything about the necessity for reform along cer- tain municipal lines about retrench. ment in certain expensive municipal luxuries about the necessity for inves- tigation of certain departments of the municipal government, let the probe hit where it may about necessary improve ments in streets, sidewalks, gutters, moral conduct and church attendance, | Iall mt nf said it either did or didn't, he had for gotten which, as he had read 1t over only once since it had been forwarded to him by his friend Dan Sweeney, who had written it for him. Herriman then said he was in favor of cutting it out-and Clint cut it out, and proceeded at once to the consideration of the regular order of business.
 The Opening Ode was sung to the tune of "Everybody's Doin' It," by Freeman Dempsey and Ralph Farnum, as quartet with only two in it--but it was enough. plenty. Sam Camp read the minutes of the previous meeting, with great eclaw, and sat down lowing. That ended the preliminaries.
 Mir. John B. Reed got up and moved that the Club appoint tag day, similar to the one recently pulled off by the Ca naan Hose Company with such splendid financial results. and suggested that in- stead of having the Boy Scouts do the tagging, the union brotherhoods be in- terested in the project, on ten per cent. basis, and allowed to distribute the tags, the proceeds to go into the Club treasury as sinking fund.
 The fat member pulled himself up out of his chair and asked what the Club wanted sinking fund for. "I might vote in fav'r of a sleighin' fund, or a automobeel jawride fund, or even swimmin' fund" said he, "but ain't in fav'r O sinkin', myself, an if it's case O either sink or swim"
 "The gentleman is laboring under a misapprehension of the purpose of this motion," said the chair, "and 1 would commend him to a correspondence school. Is the motion seconded?"
 The motion was seconded by President Beaujon, and a committee consisting of Con. Hitchcock, Victor Coe and Frank Whiting appointed to fix it up with the brotherhoods.
 MT. Holsapple got up and said he would like to get the sentiment of the meeting with regard to the possibility of getting manufacturers to come to Ca naan when the big plant at Falls Village is in full working order and the factories are rushing to find sites and power. "We were told at the last Business Mems smoker" said he, "that the big plant would bring opportunities to Canaan, and it seems to me it is up to us to keep our eyes open and be nice to any inquiring manufacturer who may cast his eyes this way"
 "That's all right" said the fat member, "but after we've got through bein' nice to him, an he comes t skirmishin' 'round lookin' fir site fir his fact'ry, how do we know th' feller that owns th' lot that he wants t build on, won't jack up tn price t double what it's wuth. an scare him off ag'in' Or how do we know tn people that don't want no greasy mechanics in town won't git their work in an shoo him away?"
 "I know we have heard that kind of talk" said Mir. Lyles, "but l for one, don't think there is any such sentim snt bere-not to any extent. And believe 1 r.. prospector comes along, who can show us that he can deliver the goods. he will not meet with obstruction in the way of