The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

thirteenth United States census can be
obtained only through competitive ex-
am1natlonS under civil service rules.
respectfully request and urge our sena-
tors and representatives in congress to
vote in favor of such an amendment
to H. R. 1897 as shall provide that all
persons to be employed in any work
connected with the taking of said CEN
sus be selected by competitive ex-
animation under the rules of the civil
service commission.
The formal opening of the Boston
biennial will take place Tuesday even
ing. June %. Most of the delegates
will. however, arrive in Bos ton the day
before. The meeting of the board of
directors will be held Monday and
Monday night the concert by the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra, which will be
the Massachusetts, club women's enter
tainment in honor of the visitors, will
take place. The council of the presi-
dents will be held Tuesday morning
and a delightful water excursion has
been planned for Tuesday afternoon.
Every day of the biennial will be
crowded with delights for the visitors.
Notes of the Boston Biennial.
The excursion committee of the local
biennial board, with the cooperation
of several Massachusetts, clubs are de-
veloping many interesting plans, and
choice of tempting excursions will be
offered the visiting club women on
nearly every afternoon from the OPEN
ing date of the biennial on June % to
it's close on June 80 A sail Down the
Harbor'' will be one of the early at
fractions, and later the trip to Ply
mouth will enable many pilgrims to
visit the Rock. Historic Boston will be
visited on foot and by automobile. and
| a special excursion will cover the park
and playground system. A trolley ride
| to Lexington and Concord will bring e
| the visitors under the hospitable care
| of the Concord Woman's club, and
| the Amesbury clubs will do the honors
! for Whittier Land The Salem clubs
are eager to show their historic treas
ures, the clubs of Lynn will arrange
| an automobile ride to Nahant and along
| the beautiful North Shore. and the
| Cantabrigia club will play the hostess
for the classic shades of Cambridge.
| The transportation committee takes
| pleasure in reporting that reduced
| rates for the ninth biennial conven-
| ton to be held in Boston in June, 1908,
| have been authorized by the New Eng
| land Passenger association for all lines;
except the Eastern Steamship company
and by the Trunk Line association.
The lines included in the latter are the
Grand Trunk, New York Central, Hud-
son River, West Shore, Erie Delaware.
Lackawanna & Western, Lehigh, Cen
| trail Railroad of New Jersey, Philadel-
phia & Reading Pennsylvania, Balti-
more & Ohio. Chesapeake & Ohio.
| The rate is one fare and a third. GER
tificate plan. A fee of 25 cents will be
| charged for each certificate issued.
| ALICE M JOHNSON. Chairman.
81 Prospect Street, Providence. r. T.
Mrs. Clarence Burns, 254 West S5th
street, New York City, has been an
pointed chairman of the legislative
committee to fill the unexpired term OF
Mrs. Mary Morton Kehew. resigned
Miss Harriet Lake, Independence
Iowa. has been appointed chairman O,
the Outlook committee to fill the I'M.
expired term of Mrs. T. ]. Fletcher re.
signed.
The local biennial board has Offered
to provide headquarters for state anG
territorial delegations without charge
notlncation as to the location of he,
state heaquarters will be sent to each
president one month before the omen.
ing of the biennial
MRS. ELLA c. R. WILTON.
Chairman Halls COMMITTEES
90 Melville Avenue, Dorchester. Mass
The railway rate from Topeka +,
u Boston for the biennial in June viii