Connecticut western news., 1914-11-12
The Wurra Wurra Club

It was spooky sort of night. The moon was scandalously full, but it kept out of sight, behind the scudding clouds. The wind blew in fitful gusts if you know what a fitful gust is-if you don't know, don't be ashamed to own up; lots of others are in the same boat. Ever and anon a fitful gust picked up handful of dry leaves and threw them in your face as you walked along. It did the same thing if you stood still. But why stand still, on a spooky night, when the scudding clouds are pushed along by the fitful gusts? Yet there are many who do. That is one of the incomprehensible things about our modern civilization, and it proves that as long as person keeps in motion or impetus, or progress, as op. posed to inaction or stagnation, like a "stagnant pool, for instance; or in- stead of pool we will say billiards, which may be demoralizing, or even card playing, which is base, and has for its corollary, tenor, species of har- mony that implies what is known as music, composed of the treble clef, a cadenza and aprima donna, a combina- tion resulting in Choral Union, such as Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast" or stomach, or anatomy, sometimes called the science of the human insides, which is very fatal un- less successfully performed by good doctor. Acting upon that impulse, the president, MT. Henry Scutt, opened the meeting quietly and had the minutes of the previous meeting read by Victor Coe, after which the Opening Ode was sung by Henry Ives, accompanied by MT. Badgley on his meat grinder.
 Horace Holt then got up and moved to adjourn as a mark of respect.
 Respect for who ?'' asked Mir Ford.
 Beg pardon-I don't wish to butt in, said MT. Strayer, putting in, "but I must remind the gentleman that for who is not good syntax." ;"
 "I am not discussing tax in any form," retorted MT. Ford. "I claim the motion is not legal. will read chapter of the Statutes-"
 "I withdraw the motion" said MT. Holt, and the incident was closed.
 Frank Hitchcock offered a motion that the flag on the flagstaff of the Club be kept flying at the masthead night and day for the space of thirty days in honor of the glorious victories achieved by members of the Club who had been elected to office. MT. Creevey offered an amendment, that the flag be kept at half-mast during the same thirty days as a tribute to the memory of those members of the Club who had been de- feated for election. The amendment was accepted by MT. Hitchcock, and the motion, as amended, was unani- mously carried. The sexton, Mr. s. Bewildered Strong rose to a point of personal privilege. Said he: "How in Sam Hill am going to keep the flag at the masthead and at half-mast at the same time ?" The chair told him he must fight it out with the fiag-pole.
 Freeman Dempsey moved that Charlie Beaujon, who toastmastered the Union Brotherhood supper so gracefully, be retained as Toastmaster-i in Chief for future banquets of the Business Mems mously.
 Ed. Warner moved that the ladies of the W. w. Woman's Auxiliary be re- quested to organize hash supper, like the Brotherhood affair, as soon as pos sible. MT. Holsapple said he would be glad to second the motion if the Woman's Auxiliary could be organized before MT. Warmers appetite petred out. MT. Warner said he understood | the organization was formed two or three years ago, and his purpose was to l find out if it could make hash. The | chair said he would refer the whole i matter to the committee on roads and | bridges. The meeting then adjourned. ]