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

The proof sheets of the new year
book of the Kansas Federation of Wo-
mems clubs have been received. In
the presidents message Mrs. Eustace
ID. Brown recommends that the fed
Grafton create a loan fund similar to
that supported by other state fedora
lions for the benefit of college girls
In Kansas, especially recipients of the
federation scholarships which are now
frequently unavailable for the purposes
OF the class of young women for whom
they were intended because the can
didates lack the funds necessary for
self-support during the school year.
During Mrs. Lewis administration she
secured scholarships from 16 Kansas
schools and colleges. Mrs May Belle
administration of raising loan fund
and $40 was subscribed. Since Mrs.
Eustace Brown has been president
$lz0 more has been raised. The First
District federation has taken up the
loan fund for it's especial object during
the year and one First district woman
gave $50 to the fund.
The message is an interesting review
OF the federation work OF the past year
with special reference to the estao-
lshment of the state travelling art
gallery and the movement for state
sanitarium for tubercular patients.
Messages from all the state fedora
ton officers. district presidents, Mrs.
Adrian L. Greene, secretary or the
travelling libraries commission, and
Mrs. L. D. Monroe, editor of the Clup
Member. There is a complete list or
the clubs and sub-federations in the
state with their officers. The book is
full of useful information and will be
gladly welcomed by Kansas CLUB
women.
The state federation will pay dues TO
the general federation, for over 20
clubs and subordinate declarations this
year. an increase of about 90 CLUBS
since the last dues were paid.
Many of the states-if not all others
bring out their manuals but once in
the two years-and only for the presl-
dents of clubs and Of sister states and
for the general federation officers.
Thus the number and consequent exo
pence are much less than where 5,o0o
are ordered, as in Kansas; so all fed
Grated club members may receive one
It is impossible to estimate the ex-
act club membership in the state
federated or unfederated-as many
names of clubs were received by the
president and corresponding secretary,
without membership, and NUMBER
without officers.
Mrs. Julia B. Perry has recently
made a very earnest appeal to the
clubs and clubwomen of indiana, ILL
nois, Ohio. Kentucky Tennessee, MIN
nesota and Kansas to use every legit1-
mate means to introduce the merit
system into the work of taking the
census of 1910.
The permanent census bureau was
placed under the merit system in 1902,
but, the bill for the new census, in its
present form, provides that appoint
ments shall be made through nom
competitive examinations.
Sixty-four thousand positions will be
- - rnol nc frn q GO a
things now stand.
Carroll D. Wright had charge of
the taking of the census in 1880, and
he states that If the force then en-
ployed had been appointed under the
civil service rules. at least 100000
would have been saved, and more than
a years time.
President Roosevelt, in his special
message January 6, strongly urges that
appointments for the new census shall
be made in accordance with the merit
system.
The effect of the spoils system in
the past, should be sufficient reason to
bury it with the past. The economy,
system appeal to all thinking people.
1t is the belief of the womens gen.
eral federation committee on civil SER
vice reform that if the clubs and club
women in every state urge their sena-
tors and congressman to advocate an
amendment to the census bill Oh. r.
759D, which shall provide for the ap-
pointment of the the additional cleri-
cal force in strict accordance with the
national civil service law, much good
may be accomplished in bringing about
this desired reform.
City and district federation and in
dividual clubs are requested to circu-
late, copies of the following petition
and forward the same to their dele
gates in congress. Congressman Chas.
F. Scott of the Second Kansas district
is chairman of the agricultural COM
mittee which has this bill in charge:
To the Senators and Members of
Congress from Kansas: The under
signed. being fully convinced that the
best personal material or taking the