Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
The Wurra Wurra Club

There was n, larger attendance of members than usual, as most of those present were unable 70 attend owing to engagements somewhere elsewhere, and the balance couldn't come. But no disrespect was intended by the snub. Sometimes it happens that way. How. ever, when the room was full the sexton locked the door to keep out those who couldn't get in, and all was merry as marriage bell. (Query-Whao is the difference betw cen a merry mar riaga bell ? Answer-Because a hem crosses the sheet.) Therefore the president, Mir. Holsapple, called the meeting 10 order and the roll was called by Secretary Ned Roberts, from. the voting list. The moments of the other meeting were intoned by Mir. Ford, the music dealer, in the key of G1, and then, oh, then, Mir. Henry Whitford sang the Opening Ode, accompanied by Mir. Slats Lathrop on his movie picture jack. .lantren. What followed came next
 4 motion was offered by MT Dave Walter that committee be appointed to wait upon Selectman Smith with a petition that the town invest in. snow pressing machine for the purpose of baling the surplus snow into cakes, as substitute for ice, to be disposed of to the citizens at a reasonable price during the coming summer-establish municipal artificial ice plant. us it were. He said we have lot pa0re snow than we need for sleighing pur. poses, and it seemed perfectly feasible to harvest quantity of it, subject it to high pressure in snow press that would squeeze all the water out of it, so it wouldn't rot or mildew. and either stack it up or mow it away in ice houses and barns until warm weather. Selectman Rob. Peirce said he would be inclined to favor the proposition on general principles, but what he could Il t understand was this: Take all that enormous quantity of pressed snow, with all the moisture squeezed out of it, and what's going to prevent it be- ing set on fire by spontaneous combus- tion? That's what he'd like to know. "Why, have it insured. of course," replied MT. Walter, "and use the in- surance money to pay for the pressing machine.
 thus another prospective local industry was strangled.
 MT. Lyles moved that the entertain. ment committee be instructed to ar range for mid-winter masquerade and reception of the Club, to be given next Fourth of July, and that the same music be engaged as that which in- spired the dancers at Miss Camps reception Thursday evening.
 The fat member hoisted himself up out of his chair and seconded the motion. "I hain't mach of dancer, myself" said he "but heerd all about that reception firm my niece, that was there, an firm what gether about tn music it was jest about all right. But it seemed queer t. me-a dance ort- chestry without even one fiddle or a hornet. But this ortchestry made music that tickled the heels of even tn Meth 'dists in the hall, an set 'em t dancin', an every blessed musicianger they was in it was pianny player am drummer. But that pianny player could jest everlastin'ly lambaste tn keys, an tn drummer-wa' al, say, he was six-hoss team with dog under Lh' waggin. He had a outfit O big drum, little drum, triangle, bones, washdish, coal scuttle, cannon, alarm clock, firecrackers, rockers, sleigh bells, tin whistles, auto horns, rattle boxes an ev'rything you could think of; an the way he would juggle 'em was caution. Sometimes he'd have lem all goin' t. once, an then again he'd 1 fool along with only few of 'em. Sometimes ye'd think they was two trains O cars passin' each other an one of 'em would run off m tn track an run through field O >daffydillies an fn'ly fetch mp smash ag'in' a cut-glass an chiny fact'ry an knock tn hull i buildin' down with a crash, bang, ping, boom, rattle an smash an ye could see tn splinters flyin' through tn air. But all tn while they was that steady beat O dancin' time, all through it, an tn young folks-an' I'm told some on 'em want so all-fired young, at that-was a'hoein' it down t' beat tn cars to tn glass fact'ry. l seconds tn moticn."
 It was put to vote and went through with bells and firecrackers on.
 Clint Roraback proposed the name of Wilson H. Lee, of New Haven, who is to speak at the Brotherhood banquet, for honorary membership. The nomi- nation was referred to the committee on moral character.
 And then the meeting adjourned.