Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-11
TO MEET N THIS CITY
Delegates Who Represent Civil
Service Reform.
RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE
President Roosevelt to Address Mem
bers Of Conference.
NAMES OF THE PARTICIPANTS
Object Of the Gathering - Improve
ment Of Practices in Examina-
ton and Appointment.
NAMES OF THE PARTICIPANTS

A conference of the secretaries and chief
examiners Of state and municipal civil
service commissions will be held In this
city at the Offices of the United States civil
service commission, 9Th and e streets, next
Tuesday and Wednesday. The members of
the conference win be received at the
White House at 2.30 o'clock Tuesday after
noon and will listen to an address on civil
service methods by President Roosevelt.
The object of the conference is to discuss
methods for the improvement of practices
In examination and appointment and to Sc
cure better understanding on the part of
each commission of the methods IN pract-
cal operation in the other civil service COM
missions. and to promote spirit Of CO.
operation among the various organizations.
1t Is thought by the United States civil
service commissioners that such a confer
ence as the one to be held will also prove OF
considerable interest to the public and In
spire In the people of the country at large
greater confidence In the principles of civil
service reform and in the practical and
beneficial workings of the system. In view
of the strong efforts being made in
various parts of the country for the estab
lfshment or maintenance Of civil service the
proposed conference, 1t is anticipated will
tend toward strengthening the convictions
and redoublfng the efforts of those who are
attempting to further extend the principles
which will be discussed at the Offices Of the
civil service commission next week
Expected to Attend.
Among those who are to be in attendance
from out of town are: Wisconsin commits
sion. Mr.. F. E. Dcty, secretary and chief
examiner: Portland. Ore. commission, Mr.
o. l.. Mcpherson. secretary; Massachusetts
commission, two delegates; Philadelphia
commission, Commissioners Frank NJ Ritter,
president: Mr. Cyrus D. Foss, jr.. secretary,
and Mr. Dallas Sanders: Illinois commits
sion. DIR. j. c. Mason. secretary; Albany,
N. Y. municipal commission, Mr.. William
V. r. Erving, secretary; New York state
commission, Mr.. John c. Birdseye. secre-
tary; Mr. Charles S. Fowler, chief ex
aminer: New York city commiss on Mr.. +
A. Spencer. secretary; Buffalo. N. Y, COM
mission. one delegate; Denver, Col, COM
mission. Mr.. F. S. Boyer, secretary; Los
Angeles, Cal. commission, Commissioners
McCutcher. Mr.. w. A. Spalding, secretary.
From this city Mr.. B. F. Peters. chief clerk
Navy Department: Mr.. George William HILL
editor. Department of Agriculture The
chiefs of the appointment divisions of the
departments at Washington will also be in
vited to attend The National Civil Service
Reform League will be represented by Mr..
Elliot H. Goodwin, secretary; Mr.. Robert
D. jerks of Philadelphia and others.
Program of the Conference.
The program of the conference is as fol-
lows:
HIeHefdI topic, L uS improvement Va
Methods in Examination and Appoint
ment."
Tuesday morning 10 o'clock-Opening ses-
sion Topic, THE Work of the Commits
SION" presiding officer. Gen. John c. Black.
president United States civil service com
mission: addresses of welcome on behalf
of the United States. civil service commits
zion by Messrs. John G. Black. Henry F.
Greene and Afford w. Cooley, commission
ers; work of the United States commission.
tour of the offices. with explanations by
Mr.. A. H. Hitler, chief of examining divis-
Ion; Mr.. William r. Bushby, chief of APP
plication division: Mr.. George r. Wales,
chief OF division of appointments. Work OF
the various commissions, f1ve-minute talks
by delegates.
Tuesday afternoon O'Clock; second ses-
sion-Topic, Methods of Examination for
Original Appointment and Promotion" pre-
siding officer, Mr.. Frank NJ. Higgins, chief
examiner, United States commission: intro
ductory address, presiding officer; Frauds
in Examination" Mr.. F. A. Spencer, New
York city commission: Character of Elk
aminations. Mr.. C. L. Snyder. district sec
rotary, United States commission; Meth
DDS of Rating" Mr.. A. H Hitler.
Wednesday morning. 10 o'clock; third ses-
sion-Topic, Classification Of the Service"
presiding officer, Mr.. Charles s. Fowler,
sion; Introductory address. presiding Off
Ger: Methods of Certification,' Mr. George
r. Wales; Service Records DR.. T. P.
Chapman, United States commission: Tenn
porary Appointments" Mr.. William J.
Quinn, United States commission.
Wednesday afternoon, o'clock; fourth
session-Topic, THE Registration of Labor
ers;" presiding officer, Mr.. Henry Sherwin,
chief examiner, Massachusetts commission;
Introductory address, presiding officer:
Medical Tests" DR.. ]. s.. Jameson. United
States commission; Labor Registration at
Navy Yards" Mr.. B. F. Peters. chief clerk,
Navy Department; THE View of the APP
pointing Officer" Mr.. George VIM. Hill,
editor, Department of Agriculture; discus
sion as to permanent organization and its
objects.