Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08
Reports From States.

Reports From States.
The roll of the delegates was called and
verified after which reports from the civil
service reform associations of the various
states were presented. These reports were
all verbal and related to the work that was
done during the year by the various organi-
cations. The reports of the women's aux
iliaries were then presented in the same
manner.
The first paper read before the conven-
ton was in the form of a report from the
civil service reform committee of the gen.
eral federation of women's clubs, presented
by Mrs. 1mogen B. Oakley of Pennsylvania
Mrs Oakley told of the manner in which
the organization she represented had taken
up the civil service question. There are
standing committees on this subject, she
said, in the womens clubs of twelve states
and fourteen others have organized sub
committees Al the last annual meeting
of the national federation in st. Louis the
speaker said the delegates voted unani-
nously that one of the principal objects of
the federation for the next two years will
be civil service reform, and the suggestion
was made that the first meeting in January
of each club be given over to a discussion
OF the merit system
Women, as a rule have been slow to
interest themselves in civil service REFORM
said Mrs. Oakley, fearing that it might
commit their organizations to politics, and
in that way interfere with the success of
their philanthropic and charitable enter
prises. They have regarded it as something
that concerns only the general government,
and that does not affect them, nor their
work for uplifting humanity.
"One thing our committee has been trying
to do is to change this point of view. We
point out how our public institutions of
source of graft. We show the intimate
connection of the spois system with our
dirty streets, our bad water, our inefficient
police. And we hope that by thus identify
| ing the merit system with the cleanliness,
| health and peace of every household we
may be able to inoculate our humblest
| citizens with the microbe of civil service
| reform"
Mrs. Oakley was speaking when The
| Stars report was closed.
Extension of Competitive Service.
The only other paper to be presented this
| afternoon is the extension of compet-
| tive service by Mr.. Clinton Rogers Wood
| ruff of Philadelphia. This afternoon at
| o'clock the delegates and their ladies will
| be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
| Foster at their home, 1928 18th street north
| west The second session of the league
will be called to order at o'clock this
evening. The annual report of the council
will be presented by Mr. Charles J. Bona
rarte, chairman, and addresses will be
made by DIR. Gilman and Mr.. Carl Schurz
of New York.
The sessions of the league tomorrow will
begin at $50 o'clock, and many interesting
papers are to be presented during the
course of the day. The entertainment of the
delegates is in the hands of reception
committee of the local association of which
Mr.. John Joy Edison is the chairman. This
committee acted as the host of the council
at luncheon this afternoon, and will en-
tertain the delegates and their ladies at
luncheon tomorrow afternoon. The recep-
ton tomorrow evening will be rendered the
delegates at the New Willard, to be fol-
lowed by collation..
10 nd Univ III,
opened their doors to members of the
| league, and each delegate is presented with
card emitting him to the privileges of
these clubs fer two weeks.
The officers of the league are: Dr. Daniel
Colt Gilman, president; vice presidents
Charles Francis Adams of Boston, Joseph
III. Choate. Grover Cleveland. Charles w.
Eliot, Cambridge, Mass; Harry A Garfield
Princeton, N. j.; Arthur T. Hadley, New
Haven, Conn; Henry Charles Lea, Phila-
| delphia; Seth Low, New York; Franklin
| more; Henry C. Potter, D. D.. New York,
and P. ]. Ryan, D. D., of Philadelphia; E.
| H. Goodwin of New York. secretary; Henry
| G. Chapman of New York. assistant secre-
Members of the Council.
| The council includes:
Charles j. Bonaparte, chairman, BaIti-
| more, Nd; William A. Aiken, Norwich.
| Conn; Arthur H. Brooks, Boston, Mass:
| Charles C. Birmingham, New York; Silas
| w. Burt. New York; Edward Cary, New
| York; Charles Collins, New York; William
| E. Gushing, Cleveland, Ohio; Richard Hem
ry Dana, Boston. Mass; John Joy Edison,
| Washington, d. c.; Henry w. Farnum,
| New Haven, Conn; William Dudley Foulke,
| Washington, d. c.; Richard Watson Gil
| der. New York; Henry w. Harden. New
| York H. Barton Jacobs, Baltimore Nd;
| Robert D. jerks, Philadelphia, Pa; John
| F. Lee, st. Louis, Mo-; William G. Low,
| New York; George McAneny, New York;
| Harry j. Milligan, Indianapolis, Ind; Sam
| uel Fl. Ordway, New York; William Potts,
| Orange, N. j.; H. o. Reik Baltimore, Md;
| Charles Richardson, Philadelphia, Pa;
Henry A. Richmond, Buffalo; Carl Schurz.
New York; Edward Nj. Shepard. New York;
| F. L. Siddons. Washington. D. c.; Moorfield
| Storey, Boston, Mass; Lucius b. Swift, In
| dianapolis, Ind; Henry Van Kleeck, Dem
| yer, COL; w. w. Vaughan, Boston, Mass;
| Herbert Welsh. Philadelphia, Pa: Everett
| p. Wheeler, New York; Charles B. Wildly,
| Cincinnati, Ohio: Ansley Wilcox, Buffalo.
| N. Y: r. Francis Wood, Philadelphia, Pa;
l Morrill, Wyman ir Cambridge Mass and