Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-28
DaNIELsOM

OHNIEEOON
Federation of Women's Clubs Closes
Annual Meetins-Election of Officers
Mrs. w. Il. Phipps Reelected
President-Next Meeting to Be Held
in Waterbury,.
Inspiring as were the sessions of the
Connecticut Federation Of Women's
clubs on the opening day Of the con-
vention, they in no way surpassed the
two fine meetings OF Thursday, when
an increased number of delegates and
visitors were present at the morning
and afternoon meetings. The address
eS of the closing day and all the fea-
lures of the two excellent programmes
We're of such attractive and varied
nature as to hold unWaVering attention
and the effect produced was given ex-
preston in the resolutions adopted in
the closing minutes of the convention.
1t being therein stated the gathering
had been unusually helpful in SUCCESS
ton and stimulus for further earnest
effort. The Danelson convention has
been written down as one of the most
successful in the history of the fedora
ton.
Thursday Mornings Session.
Mrs. w. H. Phipps of Waterbury was
in the presiding officers chair at the
call to order of the morning session,
r.
business, Including the election of Of
ficers. 1t was marked by a special
feature not listed on the programme,
discussion of the proposed Connecticut
civil service law by Gen. w A. Aiken
of Norwich, and the delivering of the
annual address by the president. Other
speakers at thfs meeting were Mrs. +.
H. Dart of New London, who reported
for the civil service committee oi
which she is chairman and Mrs G. w.
Shnlfnfl nf n -t,n ba h
sence of Dr. Sophia Penfield presented
the report fer the health department
paper Of interesting facts and Stats
tics.
Gen. William A. Aikens Address.
General Aiken's address was followed
with very close attention. 1t embodied
an outline of the scope and POSSIBLE,
ties of the roposed civil service law
and a review by sections of the pro-
visions Of the bill that will be pre-
Sented for the consideration OF the
next legislature. In its present form
this desirable measure provides in its
first section that the governor shall
| bers, to serve for terms of two, four
and six years, under which arrange
ment there would always be two ex-
perienced members of the commission
after the first two years of its exist
ence. Not more than two members of
this commission are to be of the same
political party.
The purposes and powers of the COM
mission, as at present provided fer,
were outlined in some detail by the
speaker, who mentioned in reference
the government civil service laws and
those of individual states. such as
Massachusetts,, reasons why Con-
necticut should have such desirable
statutes in operation. The provisions
of the bill are such as to empower the
Rl'nnOSaG sion classify stat q
institutions and to provide for public
and competitive tests on the part of
applicants for positions, these tests to
be either technical or physical The
fact that General Aiken has a, record of
twenty-five years association with the
national civil services commission as a.
member of it's executive committee lent
additional interest to his recital Of the
advantages that must accrue to this
| state through the passage of the pro-
| posed law.
Endorsement Of Woman's College.
That the federation endorse the pro-
posal for the creation of a woman
college in Connecticut was the sug-
| gestion contained in the report of the
| education committee. presented by
| Mrs. A. w. Gates of Willimantic in the
absence of the chairman Of that com
mittee, Miss Jane Burbank. The re-
port outlined the plans for a college in
Connecticut and contained mention of
| the fact that nineteen sites had already
been offered; also that it was under
stood that New London stood ready to
appro pirate $4,000 for the purpose of
founding such an institution The con-
vention unanimously voted to endorse
the project.
Mrs. w. H. Phipps' Address.
Before the report of the nominating
committee. which was the last bust
ness of the morning meeting, Mrs.
Phipps who had generously revised
the order of the programme that more
reports of the Cincinnati biennial
might be heard and to give the dele
gates an opportunity to hear Mrs J.
C. Beach of Providence president of
the Rhode Island Federation Of WON
ems clubs, who had accepted an nvi-
tation to visit her Connecticut sisters
delivered her annual address as presi-
dent
II was as fellows:
The Year Reviewed.
At the close of q, twelve month perl
Cd every good business firm takes time
for a careful inventory of results and
plans the future campaign. May l ask
you, the Connecticut Federation OF
Women's clubs, to pause for a few mo-
ments and glance at the balance sheet
of your assets and liabilities, and then
with an unbiased Judgment decide in
your own mind whether our organiza-
ton, or. l may use the business term,
our firm is on a solid foundat ton for
success.
Have we met our obligations since
the hour of adjournment in Cheshire
in 1909, so that we can with sincerity
and honesty open the campaign for an
other year?
If the question was simply a finan-
ciai one, then our treasurer has already