Connecticut western news., 1916-08-24
The Wurra Wurra Club

mayor, called the meeting to order by calling it to order, a ceremony which was followed by subsequent proceed ings. The minutes were read by Harry Waller, who also sang the Opening Ode, accompanying himself on his din. ner- pail cover, and the exercises then switched to politics. as follows, to wit:
 Henry Ives got up and said he had received letter from Roscoe Benjamin, of Winsted, stating that he would not attempt to be present at the meeting, as he understood the Club had been placed under the quarantine embargo for infantile paralysis, and he didn't propose to run any chances of getting in Dutch with the health authorities. "I don't know why Roscoe should think an organization of full l-grown men, which most of us are. should be quarantined against an infantile disease, especially when so many of us are manifestly quarantined by cruel fate against infants,' said MT. Ives. "I suppose however, he figures that in- asmuch as the Club itself is not yet six years old, it comes in the infant class. Anyhow, Roscoe won't be here'
 "I make a motion," said the fat member, boosting himself up out of his chair, "that we makes tn quarinteen hon'ry member O this Club. I don t know of anything that deserves friendly sympathy quite Sc much as tn quariu. teen, an I wouldn't be health ossifer fir thousand dollars a hour. If ye stay t home ye're quarinteened in; an if ye go way firm home, ye're quarinteened out, am tn quarinteen is bound t. git cussed either way. It's damned if it do. am is't damned if it don't. Ye can't see a party O neigh. b'rs havin' social chat but what they git t cussin' an discussin' tn guar. inteen am tn health ossifer. Some'll cuss tn health ossifer b'cause he didn't put tn quarinteen on quicker, an others'll cuss b'cause he put on tn quarinteen at all, an they wind up by cussin' one another. That's why move t make tn quarinteen a hon'ry member, an I second tn motion." 1 The motion was lost.
 A motion was offered by Clarence Humphrey, that the Club endorse the change of date of the Business Mems outing and clambake at Lake Buel, on Labor Day, and keep the club.room closed all day on that date, as u mark of respect. The motion was seconded by Dan Sweeney, and unanimously carried.
 Fred Parmelee rose to question of personal privilege. He said his refer anaa to tha condition, of Tnur,, Hall and grounds, at the last meeting were not meant to convey the idea that the lawn and grounds around the Hall had not been moved this season, as some of his critics had seemed to infer. He said he was willing to give due credit where credit belonged, for frequent moving Of the town lawn; and he ad. mitted that the general appearance of the building and grounds, in birds eye view, was by no means that of an abandoned farm, thanks to the super. vision of the town authorities and the lawn mower. "With this explanation and admission" said he, i've may be credited with good faith in offering the suggestion that the dilapidated and rusty sheet of tin that fails to either protect or embellish the glass door to the voting room, be pulled off and pane of glass substituted; that the grimy windows be washed, and the dirty old curtains taken down and buried, out of respect for the people who have to pass the building; and that the cement sidewalk adjoining the hall be patched in order to thwart the tendency of cabbage, plantain and kindred vegetation to spring up and 1 flourish in the middle of the cement thoroughfare.
 "Does the gentleman offer that as Il motion ?' asked the chair.
 "No sir," replied Parmelee. ''I offer it as a substitute for Article 6, Section 66 of the Constitution and By Laws of the committee on municipal reform.
 twill somebody offer motion with cents worth of sense in it? ?" asked the chair.
 "I will" responded Al. Herrjman. "I move that Ned Roberts and Walt Goggin favor us with patriotic song"
 "There is no motion before the house," proclaimed the chain, banging the desk with monkey wrench.
 Will the chair entertain u motion to consolidate the caucuses of both parties for the nomination of conven- tion delegates, as a matter of conven- fence and expediency ?' inquired Harry Holt.
 "Seeond the motionr yelled the fat member.
 But I have not made a motion, protested Holt. "It was merely hypothetical observation.
 "Wa'al, I'll second that, too," said the fat member.
 :; "As the char understands it." said