Connecticut western news., 1916-04-13
The Wurra WuPra Club

it wasn't cared very much where the others were. Those who were there were there, and those who were else. where were elsewhere, and no quantity nor quality of scientific figuring or reasoning could make it otherwise, even if it were so desired, which, under the circumstances, it was not, inas- much as it was not, for reasons which are obvious. Promptly at the ap. pointed time the president, Mir. Judge Whittlesey, declared the meeting in order, and the roll was called, which failed to give any clue to the where. abonts of the absentees. The minutes of the previous meeting were intoned by the genial and popular town clerk, and the Opening Ode was sung in long meter, by Sam Camp, who reeited a few fish.lines as an encore. Then, and not until then, the chair proclaimed that regular business was in order.
 Frank Hitchcock offered a motion that every member present sign a resolution card pledging himself to attend some church regularly, especially after the Lenten season closes, as recognition of the evangelistic work being done in the various churches, and as an encouragement to the clergy and church workers.
 The fat member got up: '-I hain't got no objection" said he, "bo any member signin' tn pledge CT anin' t' church reg lar, after Lent, Eor Gurin' Lent, nor any other time, if h" wants to; but so fur us I'm coucerned, | wouldn't go jest now, any how, coz it'd look as if I'd ben intiooineed by tn 'vangelizin' missionaries or tn preachers, am don't waut my friends, U think I'm so easy led around. Mother thing, I don't prove O some things about them special meeJin's. | got a neighbor O mine, that hain't very p 'tic'la about his b'lief an is jest as likely t go t some other church us U any church; an he ast me if was 'tendin' any of th' meetin's last week. | said, No, their doctorin' don't hitch with mine; I can't scribe to some o'their tenants, an some O th' tenants they teach belongs t my church any how 'Wa'al, sez he. sarcastic, you ort t sue fir infringement. Has your church got fust morgidge on tn Gold ing Rule? Does it have a monop'ly of all tn Thou Shalt Nots2 Does it own the copyright on Our Father which art? Has it got tag on all tn faith, hope am charity in th' world ?' An" so on. It was surhin' scand lous, tn way he talked, an went off am left him talkin'. I shall vote az in tn motion"
 The chair at this point said it was hardly within the province of the Club to butt into this matter, and declared the motion our of oDdsr.
 Mayor J. c. Roraback rose to re- mark that inasmuch as the annual ban- quet of the Business Mems Association seemed to have been abandoned, for this year, he would suggest that a con- mittee be appointed to perfect the plans for big feast of the Club, to be held at the hotel, to which the wives and lady friends of the members shall be eligible. The mayor said he would be willing to serve on the menu commit- tee. Clarence Humphrey said it was too late in the season to arrange for a function of such magnitude, and he was afraid it might interfere with the presidential election; therefore he would advise that it be laid over until after November. And so the matter was dropped.
 MT. Creevey moved that the secre. tary be instructed to write letter to the Brewer Brothers, congratulating them on becoming "the Astors of Ca man," in acquiring all the loose real estate in the town: and he amended his own motion with a proposition that the community also be congratulated OH the prospect of having some much. needed and long g.needed repairs made on the sidewalk in front of the Brew CTS newly acquired property on Rail. road street, which will probably now he made navigable. The motion pre- vailed.
 There being no further business, the meeting proceeded to adjourn.
 "Why did you give up your last posi-. tion ?"
 "I didn't give it up, sir, was fired. "
 "Oh, ill that case, take off your hat and coat and go to work. We can use a man us honest as you. "-Detloit Free Press.
 "The court has ordered an Illinois school teacher to pay S2,000 to a boy she walloped. If this price is standard we have a mental bank account bigger than the Republican majority in Pennsylvania. ''-Buffalo News.
 Grobbs-"I suppose Binks is one of your best friends. '
 Stubbs-''I suppose so. At any rate, he never overlooks an opportunity to tell me the unpleasant things he hears said about me, "-Richmond Times. nisnatab