Connecticut western news., 1914-01-01
The Wurra Wurra Club

capable sexton of the Club, Mir. s. order and announced that the president, Mir. Slats E. Lathrop, would not be present owing to a date, the assembled company with one hoarse voice demand ed that the accomplished and thoroughly capable sexton, Mir. Strong, proceed to preside, himself, which he reluctantly consented to do so, and he done so. It was Christmas night, and all through the house there was nothing special doing not much-excepting in the Club-room, where Santa Claus, impersonated by Ed. Warner, with cotton batting whiskers and heavy fur coat, was impatiently wait ing in a small closet, for the gift show to be announced.
 The Opening Ode, reading of the min utes, collection of dues, fines and assess ments, and other preliminaries were sus- pended.
 Judge Ford started to make motion concerning something about a matter that it had reference to, in regard to the propriety of It, but Clint Roraback ob- jected on the ground that it was out of order to transact any business on a regu- lar meeting night. The chair sustained Judge Ford, who thereupon said he had forgotten what he had intended to say, and would let it go until some time next summer.
 The fat member got up to say he was misunderstood in his remarks on the Community Sunday project last week, and desired to set himself right, on the subject of church attendance. Said he: "I've read tn Rotation firm MT. Streck, about goin' t church, on tn big banner over tn street, an want t say"
 "You want to say nothingw exclaimed Mir. Streck, interrupting. The quota tion you refer to was not original, and doesn't claim to be; but the injunction, Everybody go to church, is good one, nevertheless. Now move, MT. Presi- dent that all further business be dis pensed with and the floor be given to MT. $. Claus"
 
 bers took their seats, while the door of the closet was opened by the deputy sheriff, and MT. E. W. Santa Claus emerged, with his we'll filled sack on his back. Good evening" said he, and pro- ceeded to dispense gifts as follows, the recipients stepping forward to get theirs as their names were called:
 Mayor J. Clinton Roraback, mixed box of chewing gum.
 Ex-Mayor Eugene Rowe, box two-f'r cigars.
 Henry B. Ives, cut glass hymn-book.
 Harry A. Holt, years subscription to Ladies' Home Journal. N. Watson Hardenbergh, yellow pine mustache cup.
 L. C. Rhoades, skipping rope.
 A. H. Herriman, baby-iumper. l
 George J. Vogel, pair shoulder braces.
 F. A. Baker, automatic bread mixer,
 Harvey w. Strayer, White House Cook Book
 Jim Keenan, self-operating what-not.
 Fred Collin, auburn wig.
 w. A. Wright, box complexion cream.
 Ned Roberts, another wig. like Collins.
 George w. Ford, package German sill yer cigarette papers.
 Frank Whiting, two tickets to the fire mems minstrels.
 H. E. Lyles, circus lot grand stand.
 Dan Sweeney, one what-ye-call-it, to keep things in.
 Dr. Ross, set of ball bearings for auto. mobile.
 E. R. Atwood, bundle of hair dye.
 Howard Slats, Haviland china easy chair. Ralph T. Farnum, adjustable toupee. Horace Humphrey, pair boxing gloves. A. w. Holsapple, pair dumb-bells for reducing weight.
 Freeman Dempsey, one can of whisker dye, dark black
 Joe Parsons, large size Marvin safe. O. T. Vosburgh, Welsh rarebit perco- lator.
 Victor Coe. wooden box full of differ ent things of one kind and another. John s. Rood, volume, Cause and Cure of Bashfulness, by One who was Cured" Mir. Reed positively declined $ to step up and get his gift, remarking s that it wasn't what he wanted nor what he needed. His refusal made Santa Claus so mad that he refused to dis,ri- bute any more presents until Mir. Reed claimed his. A deadlock resulted, w hich was broken only by the president declar. ing the meeting adjourned.