Connecticut western news., 1915-07-29
The Wurra Wurra Club

And then something happened. Jas5
as President Lyles WAS about to call ths
meeting to order, the outer guard, Mn
Farnum, stuck his head in through the
key-hole and yelled in a whisper: MIR.
.. j. Decker wants TO come in" The
secretary. Mr.. Dan Sweeney, was in-
structed TO examine the records and
ascertain if Mr.. Decker was a member.
The secretary, after examining the
book, announced that Mr.. Decker =
name was not on. the, B0ll, whereuron
the chair commanded: Admit him 49,
and Mr.. Decker was admitted and took
his accustomed seat. Mr. Billy Reel
read the minutes of the previous meet.
ing. The Opening. Ode WAS sung by
Mr.. Charles Lindell. who WAS unuvoid-
ably absent, so il was omi:ted, and the
chair sang il himself. accompanied hy
Watson Hurdenbergh on his Tennessee
trip. Then the regular order of bust
ness was taken up.
Chief Justice Ford, of the Canaan
Court of Supreme Errors, got up and
proposed the name of George W. Cow.
drey, for active membership The chair
asked if the usual initiation fee accom-
panied the application, and rsplied that
it certainly aid, and promptly laid the
necessary So on the secretary's table.
The application was then referred, as
usual, to the committee on moral char
acter, who will report next week.
Allyn Fuller proposed u vote Of
thanks to the local police department
for the efficient traffic coping at the
corner of Main and Railroad streets,
especially OH Sundays, when the danger
TO pedestrians crossing at the CORNER is
particularly present He said there
had formerly been many nannow escapes
from death or destruction, tlaeTe, and
in many instances accidents lad been
averted only through the presence of
mind = of the pedestrians in going
around instead of crossing the street to
get OH the other side. "This shows
You, =" said Mr.. Fuller, THAT an ounce
of prevention is worth "a, pound md four
ounces of what is known as, the initial
energy of the attribute; or faculty, or
ss it is sometimes. called, the instinct
of Representation, which impels one,
in time of impending danger, to do the
other thing and thus reduce the risk of
protiting by bad example. "
The fat member got up. and said he
approved of all that Mr.. Fuller had
said, and that he always had the same
opinion, himself, but whenever he tried
TO express his sentiments to his wife,
which Mr.. Fuller had just expressed,
she always made him go to bed and
sleep it off.
The matter was finally referred TO
the committee on sleeping it off.
On motion of Mayor J. g. Roraback,
the Club voted 70 go to Ashley Falls on
August IL, in a body, to congratulate
the bride and groom and throw paper
confectionery all over them as they
come out of the church.
Justice Ford said he would offer no
objection to the pilgrimage to Ashley
Falls, but he. wanted to go on record as
opposed TO the establishment of pre-
cedent encouraging the marriage of any
Canaan party in another state.
"Hitherto, " SAID he, 1.-THE Justice and
the town clerk have acted in harmony
regarding the issuance of and action
upon marriage Licenses, and we have
generally kept the local business in
local hands. With regard to this mat
ter the law is very specific. 1 will read
to You chapter OF the General Stat
uteS, which plainly shows"
Move we adjourn" shouted Judge
Whittlesey.
Second the motion!" yelled the glee
club in project harmony.
And it was so voted.