The Washington times., 1911-10-18
VIGOROUS EFFORTS
begun TO BENEFIT
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Cooperative Plan of Pur-
chasing Food Supplies to
/ Be Urged by Council.

Herbert A. Smith, newly elected pres
ident OF the Civil Service Council, today
launched a vigorous campaign for the
cooperative movement among the eni-
ployes of the Government.
I'VE are out to aid one another" said
! Mr.. Smith, "and we are going to first
Z gain strength and vigor by expanding
our membership, and then accomplish
, in as large degree as possible the
aims Of our organization
~ A banking and loan agency, that will
be an effective check on the loan gharlx
Y evil, so far as the members of the coun-
Gil are concerned. is one Of the hopes Of
Mr.. Smith.
j IT believe" said he, 'that the people
3 who are seeking legislation to limit the
interest charges Of the loan men are
cropping in the dark. Such q law would
not have the desired effect. and thrift
less people who make the money lenders
fat would still be, strangled by their
disregard for the state Of their credit.
4 ! think the Government workers should
have some place to go to get money, at
/ q reasonable rate, in case Of urgent ne
;cessity.
"One of the primary objects of the
council. is cooperative buying. We are
not going to enter this field on a large
scale, and have no idea Of opening q
, ci6sks. Our efforts will be confined to
buying in the open market at the bot
\ tom price In large quantities. No set or
!, class Of dealers Is barred, and We are
working against no one, but for our
selves. In other words, the Civil Serv-
ice Council will get and receive prices
on all commodities, and viii buy from
the man who Is willing. to sell the
cheapest. no matter who he may be.
The council, which now has a MEM
bership Of nearly 800, organized for It's
winters work at the annual meeting in
the Atlantic building last night. Mr..
alton. and his request for authority to
name the officers to work with him
was unanimously granted.
He maintains that II the council was
to grow vigorously and quickly it would
be necessary to associate with himself
1T once a class Of men who could and
would give time and energy to the
movement. This was his chief argu-
ment for asking authority to name his
Mr.. Smith had his Slate all prepared
and read 1t off. 1t was entirely mas
firing vice president, protested that. tht
office she was vacating had always beer
held by a woman, as the result Of 6
well defined precedent, and that If thu
the women, 1t would be we'll to consider
the matter. ..r-
w. /. Swanton, nominated by Mr.
Smith for financial secretary did tn,
Sir Walter Raleigh" He gallantly Of
fered to withdraw from the ticket IL
favor OF any member of the fair sex
Most of the other men stood pat, how
ever, on the administration slate ant
Miss Fosters motion to reconsider was
) lost. There was only. one other womal
present to vote with her.
Officers for the year are: Herbert A
I Smith, pres; H. c. Allen. vice president
c. B. Dutton, second vice president; O
]. Veley, corresponding secretary; w
]. Swanton, financial secretary; Bris
( tow Adams, treasurer; w. A. McFar
land, ]. c. Hoyt, and w. d. Bigelow
members Of the executive committee
2 with the other officers.
The committee chairmen are: Cooper
/, alton, w. A. Mcfarland; betterment o
I service, P. p Wells: press and publicity
z c. ]. Blanchard; member ship, c. o. How
ard; finance, s. HI. Cunningham; enter
4 tainment. M. M. Ballard; civic better
!, ment, w. D. Mackenzie, retiring pres
4 ident
4 New members elected include ]. A
:. Poole. J. c. Hoyt, Bristow Adams. w
n D. Bigelow, j. w. Thompson, Lee r
\ Wilson. Van H. Manning, c. B. Duttor
H w. I. Swanton, F. H. Newell, w. A
!, Mcfarland.