Evening star., 1922-04-30
Women and Public Affairs
Return to the ''Spoils'' System Found No Sup
port at Baltimore Observation-Disclosures of
Former Connecticut Congressman Urged for
Civil Service Commission. -

mating and appointing officers. re-
questfng certifications from the eligi-
BILE list of the civil service, shall not
specify sex. unless sex is a physical
barrier to the proper performance of
the duties of the position to be filled"
and that women may in the discfe-
tion Of the head of any department
be appointed to- any positions in the
classified service upon the same
requisites and conditions and with the
same compensations as are prescribed
for men"
Mrs. Weed was educated in Nor
walk and in Paris before. entering col
lege, and in 1896 was graduated from
erward she studied economic geology
at the School of Mines of Montana,
returning to take her A. NJ. in eco
nomic geology at Vassar in 1902. She
campaigned for woman suffrage from
1913 until the ratification Of the fed
eral suffrage amendment. and in 1916
for the republican national commit
tee all over the equal suffrage states,
as a tariff speaker.
Mrs. Gardener is the first woman
ever appointed to the United States
Civil Service Commission, a board
consisting Of three members appoint
ed by the President. 1t is said that
Mrs. Gardener may shortly resign her
position.
Well qualified women are being
urged by women's organizations to Of
fer themselves as candidates for office,
"for If you don't" Mrs. Joseph T.
Bowen of Chicago warned the dele
gates, .''men for their own purposes
will put up and elect women in no way
capable or willing to represent you"
Despite this, there is still an inclin-
alton on the part of women to 'let
George do it." If George" is in their
judgment a satisfactory candidate.
A recent and outstanding instance
of this fs the action Of Miss Emily
KneYbuhl OF Minneapolis. Minn.. who
Endorsed for the office of lieutenant gov
ernor.
But I'm not going to file for the
office" Miss Kneubuhl, who has been
director of political education in Min
nesota, and has lectured in every coun-
ty in 1t. explained last week.
Il consider the Endorsement a great
honor, but I'm not looking for office.
My reason for not running is that the
office OF lieutenant governor Is now
held by a man who stands firmly for
the education Of children"
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Mrs. Amanda NJ. Miller, who has
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been since 1920. publicity secretary of
the National League Of Women Voters,
has resigned and soon win leave for
her home in San Jose, Calf.
Mrs. Miller remained to see the
league safely through the convention
at Baltimore, to which she had been
elected alternate delegate by the Cali
fornia League Of Women Voters, and
where the appreciation of her work
felt by the press representatives COW
ering the convention was voiced in a
resolution Of thanks and Of regret for
her approaching departure.
During the last presidential CAM
paign, Mrs. Miller served as publicity
director Of the Womenss Division of
the Republican National Committee,
and afterward In charge Of the editorial
department Of the Phoenix News
Publfcity Service. before accepting the
position of publicity. secretary Of the
National League OF Women Yoters.