Connecticut western news., 1915-08-12
The Wurra Wurra Club
"The rose is red.
 The voilet's blue, The pink is pink,


 The pink is pink,
 And so he you.
 So sang Seneca, smiling sarcasticnlly. seeing some sweet sixteen" sissies strolling slowly south, under the Club. room window, just before time to open up the proceedings. The president. Mir. F. A. Creevey, entered the room just then, and the singer stopped sing. ing, pulled his head in, and resumed his sweeping. One by one and two bv four the members arrived rapidly until all were present. who wished; then, as the clock struck the hour. the chair took the chair and called the meeting to order. After the roll had been called the minutes of the previous meeting were. read by Mir. Will Wright, and the Opening Ode was sung by Mir Cat DeHart, accompanied by MT. Frank Whiting on his siren fire alarm. Then followed something doing.
 The fat member got up and said he had "some remarks he would like to remark about that confoaudland fire alarm. It's a dunn np0sance am a breach O tn peace eont'ry t tn statoots in sech case made an pervided. I heard it, t'other night, clear over t' my place 1t scairt tn chickens all off tn roost an set tn roosters t crowin' an tn hens t cacklin' like if fox had got int tn coop. My old hoss almost threw fit an broke her halter an got out O tn stall an kicked hole through tn side o' tn barn My wife went int histrikes an blamed it all on me. They was tn deuce t, pay, over there, an furthermore. they wasn't no sense into it. All that fuss jest t. let people know they wasn't no fire. They ort t be a law agin' if, an 'bject. '
 Is that to be accepted asa motion, or resolution. or a petition, or what?" asked Chairman Creevey.
 "Oh, mo-" replled the fAt member, without rising again, that's jest one O them things, you pick seeds out O pickles with-that's all r
 Mayor J. C.. Rorabacl1 got up with motion that a vote of thanks be ex- tended to the Canaan Citizens Band, on behalf of the Club, for the series of fine open-air concerts they are giving, on the Town Hall Green. The motion was unanimously passed
 Justice Ford got up, Said he; 'I'm an old band musician, myself, and I, can appreciate the work our band boys are doing. They are contributing greatly to our enjoyment, and doing it all for nothing. That ought to make it easier for them if they ever have oc- casion to solicit assistance, which be- lieve they have never done. Now, as, I said again, | m an old band player, and when 1 hear our band play it sort of makes. me feel that would like to. get into, the game again. I wouldn't want to break into the present band of young fellows. but it seems to me there is talent enough among us older men to organize D good band to alternate with the present band in these open-air con certs. would be willing to join and do what l could. though should prefer not to be the leader. That position should go to Mir D. l.. Peirce, an old musician and singer who is still capa- ble of giving some practical musical ideas. As for other members, there is Clarence Humphrey, eminently fitted for the clarionet; Henry Ives would make an ideal drummer boy; John B. Reed ought to make an expert flute player; Merritt Spaulding would whoop 'er up as bass drummer; Jay Underwood would put the frills into the cornet solos; Charles c. Smith as cymbalist would give the proper clash to quick-step piece; Fred Collin with the big bass horn would make the old Green tremble like thunder; Horace Humphrey, who did the 'oom.pah, oom- pah' in the original Canaan band 35 years ago, made a reputation on the trombone; then I would suggest Frank | Hitchcock for tenor horn; Henry O. Barnes alto: Ed Warner baritone-and so on. There's plenty of talent to organize band of the older residents. | We could draw on Judge Roraback, 1 George Parsons, Jim Quinn, Dr. Camp, Jake Scamerhorn, Ed Hawver-there's no fear of running short of musical material, and l move you sir that a committee be appointed to take the matter under advisement and report at ! the next meeting.
 The motion was seconded by Dr. Ross. and passed. The chair appointed Messrs. Ford and Ross as committee on the new band, and the meeting ad- ] journed.