Connecticut western news., 1915-09-02
The Wurra Wurra Club

to get to business, by the genial and popular president, Mir. Daniel Sweeney, | of the firm of Daniel Sweeney, who ordered the roll called by Mir. Lyles, which showed that all the members present were i'll attendance, with the exception of majority of the absentees, who had arrived earlier The Opening Ode was sung very nicely by Seneca Strong, of the firm of Seneca Strong, accompanied by cross.eyed fiddler from somewhere up Sandisield way, who was calling on friends in town for few days, and came ill with Vic. Coe. After that there was nothing to do but settle down to business.
 The genial and popular sexton of the Club, Mir. Seneca Strong, of the firm above mentioned, who is also president of the Cornpop and Sasf'rilly Club, re. ported that Norfolk had frost the other night, and there was no coal in the Clubs wood-box. The chair said he couldn't see what frost in Norfolk had to do with us, but he ordered Con. stable RhOades to take up collection for the purchase of supply of coal. Rhoades asked sarcastically how much money he was expected to raise in that crowd. Sexton Strong said he could get along without a cent if they didn't want fire, but it would take about six quarts of chestnut coal for each meet ing, and they could provide for as many meetings as they saw fit, and figure it out for themselves. Rhoades passed the hat and collected enough to buy three. quarters of barrel of coal.
 Judge Ford got up and proposed a vote of thanks to E. w. Warner for reaching hls 75th birthday and giving u dinner to his friends in honor of the event. John sheridan seconded the motion and remarked as he did so, that he never enjoyed a dinner more than he did the Warner birthday dinner, and he never heard better speech than the speech Judge Ford made at that dinner. Tie motion prevailed, and Judge Ford made bow.
 Mir. George Trieschmann, of the firm of MT. George TrieSchmann, got up to suggest that as traffic cop he would l. .ke to be instructed as to whether the new popcorn wagon of Charlie Dutcher's, with little engine ill it running the pepper, was to be considered vehicle, Il manufacturing establishment, res taurant, a circus, or what the deuce. "It moves about on wheels, it is equipped with steam power. it supplies refresh. ments, and it attracts the crowds. '" said he, "and 1 don't know whether to make it keep to the right of the billy cop when it changes its base, or let it travel on the sidewalk, like the bicycles do." The chair referred the conun- drum to Mayor J. Clinton Roraback, who promises to give the matter his early attention.
 MT. Holsapple stood up, and was recognized by the chair. "Mr. Presi- dent, said he, speaking about the pro- posed community Christmas tree"
 "That reminds me-" said the fat member putting in, "that reminds me of suthin' that I've forgot, but I'll think of it in few minutes; an in tl' meantime I'd like t say jest few words about th' diff'rence in the way folks is bringin' up their young'uns firm what they used t do when I was
 
 about tn present crop, but in tn old days, when parients had some idee of control. We wouldn't see tn street corn CTS an doorways crowded, all times O night, with flirty young gals still in short dresses, who thort it was smart t make mash on th' boys, an cast goo. goo eyes, an talk loud an slangy; nor punches O young boys, of tender age, smOkin' cig'rettes an pipes so they're saller-faced, holler- -chested, stoop- shouldered an hump. backed, who thort they was real men because they could swear am cuss am smoke without git. tim sick, an talk fresh am sassy, an in general, gettin' theirselfs quul fled rapid t become wuthless citizens. I say ye didn't see them sort O children around promisc'us in tn old days when parients re'lized their responsibility. That's tn way l look at it. l may be wrong.'
 "Has the gentlemen any remedy to offer ? " asked the chair.
 "Yes sir, I move we adjourn. " said the fat member. And so the meeting adjourned.