Connecticut western news., 1915-12-16
The Wurra Wurpa Club

"The meeting will come to order, "
 said tine president, Mir. II. W. Strayer,
 III cleaTy ringing voice. And he was
 right; the meeting did come to ordcr
 and sat at "attention" while the secre-
 tary callel the roll. Then followed ! the reading of the minutes of the pre- vioas meeting by Charles Beaujon,
 after which the Opening Ode was sung 1 by Dr. Corwin, accompanied by Cen 1 Hitchcock on his speedometer. The chair then called for business of any old kind that could safely be tackled.
 Judge Ford said he would like to give expression to u few expressions concern ing the subject of keeping the sidewalks clear of snow. But before he could get his oraturical machinery under tull 1 headway the fut member butted in.
 ''1 don want t hear no knockin' on that subject" said the fat member. Jest bTOre 1 come out t this meetin' l had a caller thaU'd jest come down on tn only train that ran over tn Buck shire road U'day. He was all out O wind when he got 5 my house, an b gun t' knock, fust thing. Ho sez: I thort you had up-t'. date place here. Here ye've had th' null day [ git tn snow otf'm tn sidewalks am break tn roads, an they hain't more'n Il half tn walks ben shoveled at all, an tn roads hain't ben touched. Some places tn walks is shoveled off, but in others l almost bruk my neck tryin' t straddle through tn deep snow. Whats tn matter? Hain't ye all civ 'lized here yet ?' seZ he, real sarcastic. Jest cause they hain't no law compellin' men t' be decent in tn way of cleauin' walks, some folks that's too mean, or too lazy, or too unciv lized t have any regard fir tn rights of anybody else, will lay back an watch people tlounderin' through tn snow on their walks when they ort t be out doin' as they'd be done by. Course they's cases whar people got t' depend on havin' tn shovelin' done by somebody else, aL' can't always git help right away. But most of m hain't that way. Then take tn roads. Why don't ye haven broke out? Hain't ye got no town supervisor nor no guv'. ment of no kind?
 "Weu. let him go on that way fir a spell. then said to him: Now see here, sez l, 'Ye can't knock this town in my presence without gittin' us good as ye give. If ye notice, people that walks over tn shoveled walks don't stop an go back when they gets to a walk that hain't shoveled. They keep goin' jest tn same; an fore ye know it they ve got tn snow tramped down am it don [ need shovelin' An what's tn use spendin' money t break tn roads when they's so much snow . break through? If tn sun should come out good an hot it'd melt tn snow down; an b'sides, they's some teams that's got t get through, any way, like tn milkmen an deliv'ry teams, an they'll git it broke through after while without costin' tn taxpayers a cent. He seed tn pint of tn arg'- ment. am didn't argy no more about our town not bein' up t'-date nor civ lizsd. You got t handle'm that way"
 Ed. Warner got up and said: Mir. President, for several weeks past we have had more or less discussion in this Club about u Community Christmas Tree, and now think it's about time for the Club to take hold and organize such thing Let's have a community Christmas tree for the Clubs members and their families. In view of the fact that every man in the community with only about one exception-is member of the Club, it will answer for community tree us well us if the churches were to take it up. I will I the gifts. Now who'll collaborate with me ill getting things ready ?"
 Fred Parmelee, the landlord, said he would go up on Church Hill, chop down tree, drag it to the Town Hall green and set it up if somebody would dig the hole.
 George Hardenbergh promptly jumped up and exclaimed: "I demand the privilege of digging the hole."
 Lew Rhoades volunteered to climb up into the tree after it was set up, and do the wiring for the electric lights.
 Ned Roberts offered to supply the list of names of the worthy poor, who should be remembered with Christmas gifts, and deliver the presents by mail ! carrier to those who couldn't be pres. l ent.
 Donnie O'Neil sad he was too strong | to help set up the tree, but he would | volunteer to sing the carols.
 The fat member said: "I'll volunteer to give ye jest bit of advice: Be mighty car'ful about givin' out them gifts. Don't give nothin' useful to them that needs it-they'll git insulted. It's all well enough t take sum folks out fir a dead-head automobile ride, or 1 invite lem to banquet, or give 'em a compl mentry ticket fir n ent'tainment, or anything like that, but if you offer 'em a loaf O bread, or pair O socks, 1 they'll git madam the more they