Connecticut western news., 1916-06-08
The Wurra Wurra Club

-no bhOlO Wd5 nOOlluR 6lHt &OAuR Ou, and no other place to go, that night, the attendance was very gratifying, and the president, MT. William She'll hoos, said so, in his opening remarks. After which he ordered Sexton Strong to stop smoking cigarettes on the part of 8 number of members who had just come in from the pool noom, and di- rected the secretary, MT. Hapdenbergh, to call the long roll. The minutes of the meeting to be held next week were read by MT. Henry Whitford, with toothpick in his mouth, and the Open. ing Ode was omitted in deference to popular request, although F.. Parmelee had been sitting up nights practising On it. Thus the rrelminarics were expeditiously disposed of, and the docket cleared for business.
 Judge Whittlesey got up' and moved that a rising vote of thanks be ex. tended to the selectmen i0E restoring the billy cop to its accustomed place, corner Main and Railroad streets. Joe Allyn jumped up and said it would be better to wait until the billy cop had actually been restored before express. ing thanks; but the Judge said mani. festatiOn of gratitude might be in. stTumental in moving the authorities to get hustle on and put billy back. Judge Ford volunteered the informa. tion that it was not necessary to ex. press either gratitude or appreciation it was the plain legal duty of the officials to station the silent cop at the and Cfarta1 fo r,naI ha nf the Statutes to prove it, when Chair, man Shellhoos rapped for order and directed the disputants to be seated, as the whole business was out of order. Good bye billy cop, for that evening.
 Sam Camp arose and got up to move that the chair order Frank Stevens to state, under oath, whether that brown trout which he caught Wednesday really weighted five pounds Stevens rose and objected to the Camp motion, but the motion was seconded and passed. Stevens, being ordered by the chair to state whether he had told the truth when he claimed the trout weighed five pounds, said: ITO be perfectly honest and truthful, MT. President, I will frankly own up that did deviate trifie in stating that the fish weighed five pounds; and now that my word is questioned l wish to COT. rect that statement. As a matter of fact, the fish weighed just i've pounds and four ounces, but l."
 "Mr. President. said Judge Ford, interrupting, "I cheerfully take my hat off to the gentleman, and surrender to him all the right title and emolu. ments that go with the laureateship ot the particular accomplishment in which he surpasses. Henceforth I shall twit only on facts. I'm out of it." Then he sat him down and wept, and the in- cident was ended.
 Lew Rhoades offered a motion that Jim Keenan, the chorister of the Club, be authorized to institute singing school in connection with the needle. work department, for special instruc. tiou in the singing of our national airs; so that the next time an audience is requested to sing a couple of verses of the Star. Spangled Banner in chorus, at u patriotic gathering, it won't petre out, as on Memorial Day. The motion was seconded by every member present, and all pledged themselves to attend the class and learn both the Star. Spangled Banner and Tenting To- night.
 Bert Brewer attempted to arouse a show of interest in a resolution protest. ing against the withdrawal of the morning train from the south. but as nobody enthused, he substituted for his resolution a motion to adjourn, which was unanimously passed.