Connecticut western news., 1915-10-14
The Wurra Wurra Club


 dent, MT. Creevey, called the meeting to order and asked Watson Harden bergh to call the roll The sexton, Mir Strong, notified the chair that the coal box was empty again, and suggested that it was time to collect the fines, dues and assessments The chair thought this would be a good oppor- tunity for the new constable, Adelbert Blass, to get his hand in, SD he ordered the constable to 20 ahead an collect, at least enough to fill the coal.box The constable looked the crowd over du. biously, and asked the chair how much the coal-box would hold, and was in. formed that it would hold about quarters worth of coal. The officer looKed the assemblage over again, but finally shook his head, put his hand into his pants pocket and pulled out some change, counted it over, then with a sigh, put on his, hat and went out. He returned in about ten minutes with bushel of coal. In the mean time the minutes of the previous meet ing had been read by MT. Farnum. and the Opening Ode sung by fellow who comes around every month from North Norfolk, selling lamp-wicks. After these preliminaries, the chair called for business.
 Sam Camp got up to. offer motion that committee be appointed by theI chair to consider the advisability of organizing a Hairy Mems Club of America, to offset the B. H. o. of A. The motion was seconded by Ned Roberts, and Iceman Atwood offered an objection. Its too much like imita- tion," said he, "and-'r
 "WhatP' exclaimed Roberts, "HainyI men an imitation of bald-headed men ?I Produce your arguments.
 Mir. Atwood said, being a Bald. Head Club member, himself, he would naturally stand by his organization; and that it was, the organization idea, that it was proposed to initiate. He admitted that hairy men were rarerI than bald-heads, but thought that nine- tenths of the hairy men of the present. generation would be eligible fer mem- bership in the B. Fl. c. in ten years ouI earlier, and should not disqualify themselves fo1 membership in the latter organization by ll.considered action at this time. "A man may get over be- ing a hairy man, |" he said, "but a bald headed man stays bald. d.headed-eEcept in very rare instances.
 The motion was put to vote, and re- suited in a draw-l7S for and 13 op- posed. The. chair dissolved the tie by voting in favor, which defeated the motion
 Selectmam Smith get the floor and was recognized by the chair. Said he: Mir. President, in ths interest of free ballot and an honest connt, desire to say that have good reason to be- lieye there was an egregions erroT in the returns on first selectman, at the recent town election. for since the election l have had visits from more men who assured me that they voted for me, than the entire total of select. men votes recorded by the tellers. Now inasmucl as this Club is pro- fessedly dedicated to the public inter- est, it strikes me it behooves the organ. ization to inquire into the discrepancy; and move that all Investigating con- mittee be appointed.
 "How many members of such com mittee would the gentleman suggest 7" inquired the chair.
 "I decline to go into figures" re- piled MT. Smith. My experience has been that figures are befuddling, and l don t propose to tempt fate by suggest ing any specific number" "
 ''I second the gentleman's motioa," said George Mather.
 "I move an amendment to the motion," said Clint. Roraback, ''that the committee requested by Mir. Smith be instructed to procure and set up the Community Christmas Tree que week before the holiday"
 Judge Ford rose. My purpose in rising, Mir. President" " said he, ais to dispel, by reading chapter from the Statutes, an erroneous impression that has become current with regard to the declaration of the vote on license. When-''
 ''I move we adjournr' shouted Fred Parmelee. The motion was seconded by dozen voices, and the meeting was all over.