Connecticut western news., 1915-08-05
The Wurra Wurra Club

1t was a clear, fair, balmy evening
one of the few nights we have had this
summer when it didn't thunder and
Tighten and rain and blow and raise
blazes in general way. And the at
tendance at the meeting was all that
could be expected. Every member was
present, including the absentees, who
sent excuses or regrets, and harmony
reigned supreme. AT the appointed
hour the president. Mr.. George w.
Hall, called the meeting to order and
announced that the exercises would be-
gin with the reading OF the minutes by
MIR. w. A. Wright, who delivered the
goods in his usual artistic manner.
The Opening Ode was then sung by
MIR. Judge David 9. Whittlesey, ac-
companied by Jim Keenan, on a mush-
room. Then the chair turned to the
regular docket and called for the first
case.
Mr.. Judge Ford moved that the SEX
ton be instructed to take up a collec-
ton for the suffering Belgians. The
motion was seconded by Ed. Warner. =
but objection was offered by the fat
member. "What has them sutferin'
Belgiums ever did for us 20 he de-
manded. Il Clipped in ten cents FIR
tn sutferin' Belgiums most year ago,
an know a lot o. others that done tn
same thing, an all it amounted to was
t. Encourage 'em t. take up another coll
lection. Seems as if some folks thinks
other folks hain't got nothin' t. do
with their money but give it t. tn
sutferin' Belgiums. think them fur
rim missionary collections ort t. be
stopped, an make u motion"
There is motion before the house, "
said the chair. Then he put the mo.
ton to vote, and it passed unanimously
and Frank Hitchcock was ordered TO
pass the hat, which he did, the total
collection amounting to something un.
der 1916. 46.
"Remembah, said the fat member,
'remembah, we may have dulhmed
hahd wintah heah next fall, an find
mighty tough scratchin' t. git our own
bread and buttah.''
Il would like to ask the corpulent
brother where he got his 'wintah' and
'buttah' dialect. all at once" inquired
Mr.. Lew Rhoades.
"Oh, my wife is learnin' me t.
practice on that. She's jest come hum
from visjtin' over 70 Copeck Iron
Works" replied the fat member.
Mr.. Norm. Lawton brought up the
subject of the community Christmas
tree. Said he: Il move that the chair
appoint community Christmas tree
committee to see about community
Christmas tree for this community next
Christmas. Every other town that's as
large as we are, is taking up the idea
of a community Christmas tree, and
we ought not to be the last one to ell
dorse the community Christmas tree
idea. 1t isn't any too early to begin
to start the ball rolling, for cold
weather will be here before we know
it, and Christmas will come with il. "
Mr.. AL. Hugins seconded the motion,
and it was passed. The chair said he
would announce the committee at the
next meeting.
Mr.. Dempsey rose aud said he would
like TO inquire of the recently appointed
Business Mems committee how the
movement for One Hundred Members
of the b. NJ. A. was coming along, but
as no member of that committee was
present no information was fortncom-
ing.
On request of Allyn Fuller the sec
rotary notified the members that we'd
ding cigars would be found at the usual
places at the proper time.
And then the meeting adjourned.