Connecticut western news., 1914-04-23
The Wurra Wurra Club

The attendance at the meeting was not as large as it would otherwise of been, but it would of been larger if more members had came out. That's just the trouble with these kind of gatherings-they won't gather with out staying away. There is no good cause without a reason for it, as the fellow said. On the other hand, it is not always so-and there you are. There is a great moral lesson to be drawn from this, but let that pass; it doesn't amount to anything, any how, any more than any other moral lesson does. But be that as it may be, the circumstance didn't pcrplex the stern and solemn sexton-nary perp. No sir; MT. $. Beautiful Strong doesn't perplex so easily. He got up and arose and opened the meeting with the an nouncement that motion to adjourn would bein order, as the president, MT. Holsapple, would arrive in few mo- ments to run the meeting. At that in- stant MT. Holsapple entered, took up his position, made his bow, banged the desk with the hammer and ordered the proceedings to proceed.
 The Opening Ode was sung by Jndge Ford, to a queer tune that nobody had ever heard; but the Judge explained that it was one that he had left over from the old Falls Village band, and he was mighty glad of the chance to get it off his stomach, because it "agi- vated" him-whatever that is. Then the minutes were read by a colored- blind gentleman who was in town to solicit funds for a new church in Shef- field and was stopping with friends in Sandtown for few days, until some- thing blew over. After that the regu- lar order of business had clear sailing.
 Henry Ives got up and offered a mo- tion that the Club turn out in body on cleanup day, and form shovel and dust-pan brigade for the purpose of dig ging down into the bowels of the earth | to find the surface of the state roads that were supposed to be buried somewhere about town; but Watson Hardenbergh got up to volunteer the assurance that there was a hen on, somewhere be- tween the town line and the state high way department, which would do unto
  by, and Ives withdrew his motion.
 Any one else?" asked Chairman Holsapple. There was a long and pain ful pause of brief duration, which was instantly broken by ex-Mayor Eugene Rowe sneezing. He sneezed just once, in rapid succession, then tried to apolo- gize for it by saying, ''I tried to sup press the d-d (atchewD D the d-d-distress- ing explosion, but it went off while I wasn't looking 'atchewp "
 The present mayor, Mir. Joseph c. Roraback, got up and said that inas- much as we were to have q powder and dynamite storage plant ill town, with a capacity of hundreds of tons of fire works, there would be no further excuse for anybody to oppose another big Fourth of July celebration this year, as the explosives could be procured right here at home, at club rates. This 1 brought the fat member to his feet with i the objection that his hosses were afraid | of fireworks, whereupon the mayor as- ! sured the fat member that committee i would be appointed to see that nothing but non-explosive insect powder was
  As no motion was made, the matter was tabled.
 Speaking about that powder plant" remarked Charles Adam, "how is it going to affect our insurance rates? | offer that as a motion. ,"
 "Please reduce the motion to writ ! ing" said the chair.
 Reduce nothing'' exclaimed MT. | Adam, with vigorous show of spirit. | When you hear of anything being re- duced, nowadays, I'd like to know it. "
 The gentleman was declared out of order, and Daniel Sweeney was recog nized. II move you sir," said he, "that a reception be rendered by this Club to the Rev. Mir. Travis, who has been returned to Canaan by the Metho- dist conference, for another year, and that the occasion be made a ladies night and the committee be instructed to have pie and lemonade on the table. The motion was unanimously carried and a committee of six, consisting of me and Sam Camp, was appointed to think about it.
 It was voted to hang up the flag on the day of the tri-state reunion of G. A. k. Posts, June 15, and throw the Clubroom open for the convenience of the visiting veterans.
 That's about all-except somebody made motion to adjourn, and the adjourned.
 When sixty-four out of the seventy one national banks of Connecticut vote in New York city as a regional center, it looks as if the "See New England First" campaign had failed the finan- cial community. Rerubli-