Connecticut western news., 1914-08-06
The Wurra Wurra Club

It was dark, cloudy, moonless and starless. The intelligent reader has guessed by this time that we are refer ring to the night. The reader is right, it was the night, and there was not a ray of light. (Note the facility with which the muse butts in and strives to turn this into poem. But it cannot be-it must not be. There is time for all things. and this is not one of them.) It was dark, cloudy, moon- less and starless-a night most admir- ably adapted for burglary, or raid on hen-coop, or a suicide, or some similar festivity; but those things are largely matter of individual choice, and we shrink from assigning either one to anyone. Nevertheless, that's the kind of night it was. But why dwell upon it? Why prolong the sus- pense that can result only in the natural consequences? And yet, when we consider the human tendency to finger over some fond subject that takes on the aspect of the mystic, or the oc- OoAe, dS AiA0 NaSso AiaJ bSt ib ID some times even so, because, (to quoto from the immortal poet.) It was along this line that the mind of Mir. s. Bom- bastes Furioso Strong must have been retiecting when he called the meeting to order and announced that the presi- dent, MT. Eugene Williams, would be unable to attend the meeting owing to the war in Servia, and deputized Mir. Charles Beaujon to occupy the chair. That gentleman went forward and took his place, without putting up the usual bluff about somebody else being better qualified than he, and opened the meet ing in business fashion, calling on Charles Latfargue to sing the Opening Ode, which he did. singing it in bass, accompanied by George Roger on his adding machine. Bart Killowee read the minutes of the previous meeting, emitting the portion of Frank Hitch cocks speech referred to last week, and the regular order of business was pro- claimed as next in order.
 A motion was offered by Frank Hitchcock that in the temporary absence of MT. Gillette, who is off on a months vacation, the duties of chaplain of the Club devolve upon MT. Travis. Mir. Travis jumped up and objected. He said he had no particular objection to substituting for his friend Gillette, or even collaborating with him in news paper work when emergency might arise, but as consistent Methodist he would feel impelled to balk at any motion offered to that effect by blue skin Presbyterian like Hitchcock. The motion was seconded, however by Mir Clarence Humphrey, Hard Shell Bap- tist, which seemed to reconcile Mir. Travis, and he finally consented to act, and was unanimously elected.
 MT. Joe Allyn got up and moved, in his most impassioned manner, that the Club offer vehement protest to the stationing of traffic cop at the Rail road street corner, by the new automo- bile association. He said it was blow at personal liberty and species of special legislation. Allyn Fuller said the gentleman apprehension was groundless, as no traffic cop had been assigned to duty at the spot referred to, and for reasons deemed sufficient, there was no likelihood that there would be cop put there. On this assurance Mir. Allyn withdrew his motion, and the chair called for the next case.
 A motion by Fred Collin, that the Club treasurer be instructed to send check for $1 ,000 to the Austro- Hun garians, for war purposes, moved the fat member to raise himself up and object. "I make a motion," said he, that we don't do nothin' of tn sort. If we send any money t tn war, move that we send it t tn Servians We hear a hull lot about tn Serviant1 girl problum, am if them Ostrich Hun gry'u wipe Servia off tn map, like they say they're goin' t do, tn Serviant girl problum is goin' t be problummer than ever. We won't be | able t git no hired help at all" "
 The chair interrupted the fat member 1 at this point to remind him that he | didn't know what he was talking about, i and advised him to study up the war | situation before coming into court | again. The fat member mumbled n bit, and finally subsided. The diver sion, however, seemed to kill interest i i'll Mir. Collins motion, which died for lack of a seconder.
 Dr. Corwin moved that the Club take a recess of two hours, us he had . just received word that one of Horace Holt's saw-horses was in critical con dition, and he wanted to go and see about it. The motion was not seconded, but on the suggestion of MT. Holsapple it was referred to the committee on saw horses.
 Sam Camp then moved adjournment, and his motion went through, a'who )p- ing.