The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-30


gardless Of party and creed, and to see
that appointive offices are not used for pO-
litical purposes; to secure the widest pos
sihle application of the principles of civil
service reform in all city and county de-
partments; and, TO this end, to federate
the moral forces of the city, and, gen.
orally, to promote, in all ways, the vel
fare, order and prosperity Of the said
city of Denver"
1t is TO be hoped that sterling club, the
Vespuccian, travelling this year incognito,
will reveal itself at the state meeting,
get its name in the year book, and print
on the name of its own calendar, The
name Of the town which it honors. Let US
have an unwilling of the mystery. There
are, to be sure, some clues by which the
Vespuccian might be traced, but it is roo
delicate matter TO pry into affairs which
are so evidently meant to be kept pr
vate.
meeting Of the council of the General
Federation is called in Philadelphia, Pa,
June and 3, at 1870 a. m, in the parlors
Of the New Century club, No. 124 South
Twelfth street. A large attendance of
the members Of the council is desired, as
the questions TO be discussed are of vital
importance to the General Federation, and
the program committee will present some
idea of what Will constitute the manner
of procedure at the next meeting.
The meeting Of Hypatia for May in
the hands of the science department. The
club Will discuss municipal sanitation, a
timely topic just at the spring cleaning
up time. Hypatia also sends several dele
gates to the state meeting at Juncti IN
City, May 2, and 4. About fifteen dele
gates in all win go from Wichita. An IN
vitation will be extended to the State
Federation to meet here next year.
The Friends in Council, of Lawrence,
finished, April %, a years work on Snain,
by a lecture on Modern Spanish PANT
ings," by B. w. Woodward. Mr.. Wood
ward ought to be a member of the X. S.
S. F., he is so identified with things edu-
cational and artistic. We can, at least,
get his promise to give a talk on some
of the many interesting things he knows
at a state meeting.
The NJ P NJ (this does not mean
what a cynical editor has affirmed
Mighty Poor Mothers, for most Of them
are mothers. and good ones. too WILL on
May !, talk about 1.-The Ladies of the
White House" and decide the question
Are Popular Lectures Education1l?"
The books given by Mrs. Halde-nan ;ar
the S. A. Halderman library have been
received from the publishers. They will
be arranged for travelling and cataloguei
next week and We hope this excellent =
brary will soon be started on its first
journey.
At the home Of Mrs. Lamport, the Win
field Political Science club will, on May
Is, discuss current events. eleoI officers
for the coming wear, and partake of re-
freshments. This is cleaned from the last
page of the P. s.. C.s handsome year
book
A corrected directory of officers and di-
rectors, state chairmen of correspondence,
state declarations, and federated clubs of
the G. f. W. C.'s has been issued by the
general corresponding secretary.
Let every club of the State Federation
send to the meeting at Junction City
copies Of the club calendar and exchange
with their neighbcrs.
The vespuccians will hold at their Sc
cret grotto on NAY L, a ten minute heck
of five Of the greatest Dickens novels.
City clubs will confer a favor by send
ing items for this department, 10 TIE
chairman of the Reciprocity Bureau.
1t is after all. not the few great IL
braries, but the thousand small ones, that
may do most for the people,
Congratulations have been received from
the chairman of Kentucky's travelling IL
brary committee.