The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-18
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
VOTED LAST NIGHT TO ORGANIZE
 ST1TE ASSOCIATION.

Important M eettng Held in the Ch . m be r
 ofCommerce Rooms-Oid New Haven
 Association Revived and Scope En-
 Iarged- Interesting Paper by Henry
 W. Farnnm.
 the New Haven Civil Service Reform
 association, which organization has
 held in the chamber of commerce rooms
 last night and was we'll attended. The
 principal object of the meeting was to
 ascertain the views of former members and other public spirited citizens with
 reference to recognizing the associa-
 ton and enlarging it's scope so that it
 would include not only New Haven but
 also all parts of the state.
 The report of the executive commit
 tee was the principal feature of the
 meeting. It was an outline of the work
 from the inception of the association in
 1881 until 1891, since which time there
 have been no meetings. During the
 time of it's activity it pressed and se- cured the passage of the Pendleton bill,
 agitated the consolidation of town and ciey and introduced the merit system into New Haven All three of these reforms have been accomplished. The growing importance of the subject on account of the nations acquisition of insular possessions and has emphasized the absolute importance of attention to these matters. In consequence of this it was. in the opinion of the executive committee, deemed wise to enlarge the scope.
 It was voted to form a state associa- tion and in consequence Henry w. Far nam. who has given the matter much attention, was elected president of what is now to be known as the Con- necticut Civil Service Reform associa- ton.
 Other officers elected were Vice Pres dients s. A. Galpin and F. A. Earns worth leaving a vacancy of two vice presidents to be elected from other parts of the state. Charles G. Morris was chosen secretary General Phelps Montgomery treasurer. Ii was voted that the executive committee should consist of fourteen members, eight of whom to be residents Of New Haven and the remaining six to be from the state at large. Those chosen from here were George l.. Fox, J. c. Gallagher, N. c. osborn, Eli Whitney, M. F. Tyler, Clarence Deming, H. G. Day and Henry G. Newton. It was alos voted to reduce the dues from $2 per annum to s1
 Colonel N. c. Osborn as delegate to the constitutional convention was ask ed to present a draft of the constitu- tional provisions of the New York code with reference to civil service and the merit system in the matter of subordi- nate officers
 Mir Farnam made report regarding the meeting of the National Civil Ser vice Reform league held in Boston, De- cember 12 and 13, which he attended as a delegate. The first meeting was held in Boston Thursday morning. In the afternoon. a meeting was held in San ders' theater, Cambridge, for the espe- cial benefit of the Harvard association, and many students were in attend ance. In the evening came the annual address of the president. Dr. Gilman of Baltimore. toget.er with speeches by William Dudley Foulke, Of the U. $. Civil Service Commission, Charles Jerome Bonaparte of Baltimore. and | others. Friday morning the session was devoted mainly to reports from as- sociations, and to a special report on the consular service by Harry A. Car field of Cleveland The afternoon ses ! 4.1 tN tu hty Mrs. Schieffelin and Mrs. Whitman of | Boston on the interest of women in the | work os the league, and to reports on | he organization of the insular service | 1y the Hon. John R. Proctor, president | ,f the Federal Commissions. Professor \ Lawrence Lowell, and Dr. Hollender, ate treasurer of Porto Rico. The ses- ,ion was brilliantly closed by dinner attended by about 230 people in the lot el Brunswick, followed by the usual liter dinner speeches.
 The meeting was notable for several hings. Q) The optimistic feeling which ,ervaded all of it's deliberations. There were many variations on one theme and nthusiastic applause could always be vol1ed by mentioning the name or President Roosevelt. CD Ihere was less f the spirit of criticism and more of ommendation. The very important act was brought out that our insular Porto Rico and the Philip ines, are now starting their civil ser ice at the point of efficiency reached " us after twenty years of struggle. The tone of the meeting showed that ivil service reformers can commend as yell as condemn (3) The time given Q the discussion Of the consular ser ice and of the regulation of the in ular service. showed the importance rhich the recent expansion of the Unit d States has given to the improvement f the civil service. (D The presence f a considerable number of women. ,ho not only followed the proceedings ut some of whom took a part in them,