Connecticut western news., 1916-07-13
The Wurra Wurra Club

And so, without further fuss, the meeting was called to order by Presi- dent Holsapple, and after roll-call and the reading of the minutes, the Open ing Ode was sung by Constable Rhoades in Spanish, accompanied by Charlie Butcher on the whistle of his corn popping machine. Then came the busi- ness on the docket.
 A motion WAS offered by Dr. Corwin that the Club open an employment agency for the benefit of the farmers who are having difficulty in procuring help for harvesting the hay crop. "There must be a number of members of this Club, who would be glad to get few days work in the hay.field, " said he. land through the influence of our organization they might land job, at good pay, as everything has gone up on account of the war.''
 What war ?" asked MT. Creevey.
 'The Salvation Army, "was Corwin's retort, whereupon Creevey remarked that he'd see him after the show.
 The fat member got up and said he didn't know of any farmer who would care to hire any helpers out of tn Wurra Wurra Club, as he didn't s'pose there was a single member O tn Club that could tell timothy hay firm a punkin vine. "An' that reminds me-" said he, "about plantin' gov'ment seeds. got lot O gov v'ment seeds this spring, that was sent to me by tn president O tn United States. or a Sec'tary O tn Treasurer, or a congress. man, or sombeody, an planted some on 'em-or rather, let my son.in. law plant 'em. He's livin' t my house, an let him run tn garden t' pay fir his board. I never took much stock in the gov 'ment seeds, but my son.in- law said they was skinch, am he tried 'em, with what my darter called indif'rent results. He followed tn directions on tn packages, even t the instruc tions t Please report tn result of your trial t this Apartment. He writ letter t''th' Sec'tary O Agricul- ture t'other day, about his trial, that went suthin' like this:
 "'Dear Mister Houston, Dear Sir: Aecordin' to- your request seat my. self in hand to let you know that most of your free seeds is punk. Your flower seeds is specially exasperatin'. sowed package O your corylopsis in a cigar. box fir early transplantin' an sll got from it was one puny little dandelion stalk. Your Chinese Pink seeds produced a thrifty bed O quack. grass, an your mornin' glories turned out t be pig weed. Your garden vege- table seeds worked better, I'll have t' admit Fr'm one package O mush- melon seeds I've got a good bed O GU. cumber pickles, an we've ben eatin' reddishes fir month that raised firm a package O your squash seeds. I've got marigolds two foot high where sowed a package O. your beets, an I'll be pickin' spinach greens this month from a bed where l planted your Brus- sells Sprouts. l want t' say your seeds is a series O more or less astonishin' s'prises cal'lated t result in elevatin' tn art O ag'culture am nature fakir- in. 1 would say in closin' that take 1 pleasure in complyin' with your re. quest to report to you my trails an tribulations with your seeds, an assur- in you that have learned so much from them that hereafter shall buy all my seeds at tn hardware store ."
 "Does anybody second Dr. Corwin's motion ?" asked the chair. Nobody 1 responded and the incident closed. 1 Dan Sweeney moved that the East Canaan promoters of the Fourth of July celebration up there, be made honorary members of the Club. The motion was unanimously seconded and Judge Ford made a speech highly compli- menting the East Canaanites on their enterprise and public spirit. The motion was carried with whoop, and Mayor Roraback and President Joe Parsons were appointed committee to notify the East Canaanites of the honor conferred upon them.
 The chairman of the committee on the Canaan Fourth of July celebration for 1917 reported progress, and the meeting adjourned.