should be obtained, and in which subjects relating to civil service reform should be studied in detail. Third, the diffusion of information by means of literature distributed to the teachers in the public schools, and also through women's clubs and other organizations. In pursuance of this resolution, a copy of the Primer of Civil Service Reform was sent to each teacher of the eighth grade, the secretary accompanying it in each case by a private note. The second suggestion of the committee relating to a study class remains to be consummated in the future. The first recommendation of the committee was fulfilled by a series of parlor lectures, the first of which was delivered by Mrs. Oakley, of Philadelphia, to an interested audience of over 100 members of the Auxiliary, the subject being, "Civil Service Reform as applied to Municipalities." On the same evening Mrs. Oakley addressed the Association of Graduate Nurses of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. A January meeting was equally well attended, being addressed by the Hon. Alford W. Cooley. A third parlor. meeting, held in March, was addressed by the Hon. William Dudley Foulke. All of these meetings were held in the homes of prominent citizens who had identified themselves with the interests of good government. The Auxiliary also at Mr. Bonaparte's invitation, sent 25 delegates to Annapolis on the occasion of the celebration in memory of John Paul Jones. In May on occasion of the annual meeting of the Civil Service Reform Association, the Auxiliary availed itself of its prerogative by entertaining at dinner Secretary Taft, who was to deliver the annual address.

A most encouraging feature of the activity of the current year is reported in the application of various clubs. and associations of the city and vicinity to the Auxiliary to provide speakers on topics relating to civil service reform. Among these requests satisfactorily responded to are those from the Maryland Association of Graduate Nurses, the Roland Park Club, the Forest Park Club, the Jewish Council of Women, the Outlook Club and the Wednesday Club. Fifteen requests of this character have been received and the want supplied. Many of these reests have come through the Maryland State Federa

tion's Committee of Women's Clubs. The supply of these demands has been made possible through the kindness of public spirit of the following speakers: Hon. John C. Rose, Hon. Alford Cooley, Hon. William D. Foulke, Mrs. Oakley, of Philadelphia; Mr. John Philip Hill and Dr. J. H. Hollander, some of whom have addressed several meetings.

A large amount of literature has been distributed during the year, both voluntarily and in response to requests.

Pending the passage of the child labor law, the Auxiliary was represented by a committee at Annapolis, who testified to their interest in the bill before the legislature. Subsequently, in response to an appeal from the Charity Organization Committee, $100 was voted from the treasury to furnish pensions to families suffering from the enforcement of the law.

The Auxiliary has made its usual contribution of $100 to the funds of the National Civil Service Reform League.

In conclusion we would state that 27 members have been added to the list of the Auxiliary during the year, a testimony to the growing interest in the cause of civil service reform.

Hon. C. E. Buell, a member of the Wisconsin Civil Service Commission, gave the following account of the work of the commission:

I did not come here expecting to make any report for any organization in Wisconsin,-in fact came rather to listen than to say anything. We have a civil service law in Wisconsin which I am led to think is perhaps one of the best civil service laws that we have in the United States. It is copied very largely from the civil service law in New York but perhaps we have improved it in one or two respects. The question of civil service reform was not agitated very much in the state of Wisconsin. It came as an incident of other reforms. I suppose we are known in some respects as reformers out in Wisconsin. We certainly were the pioneers in primary election reform and I believe we have the best pmary

election law in the United States, and it is a law where the voter can go to the poll and manifest his choice for the nominee of his party untrammelled and unhindered by anyone. That reform it took quite a number of years to bring about and as an incident to that reform the civil service law was passed without very much agitation. The law was passed two years ago last winter and it has been in operation about two years; that is, about two years since the law really went into effect. We have been doing as best we could and I think perhaps fairly well; but we were met by the situation that when the civil service law went into effect all the offices were filled on the spoils system and by the law those officers were continued in office provided they were able to pass a non-competitive examination. It has been the desire of the commission to fill the different appointive offices as they became vacant by persons without regard to party or faction within a party, without regard to religion or any other test, and I think we have succeeded, but there is still the old influence at work, the opposition of the spoilsmen, and we feel that, and it may give us trouble. But I think on the whole the outlook in Wisconsin is favorable and that a sentiment is being developed which will sustain us in the work which we are trying to accomplish.

SECOND SESSION.

PERKINS MEMORIAL HALL, Y. M. C. A. BUILDING, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7. T 8:30 P. M. the League reconvened at Perkins Memorial Hall, Y. M. C. A. Building. Hon. William Dudley Foulke presided at the meeting.

Mr. Richard Henry Dana, Chairman of the Council, read the Annual Report of the Council.1

Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte, Attorney General, delivered an address."

Hon. Charles E. Hughes, Governor of New York, delivered an address."

Rinted in full at page 44; at page 102; at page 106.

THIRD SESSION.

IROQUOIS HOTEL,

FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8.

AT 11:00 A. M. the League reconvened, Mr. Dana in

the chair. Mr. Frederic Almy presented the re

port of the Committee on Nominations as follows:

FOR PRESIDENT:

Joseph H. Choate,

FOR VICE PRESIDENTS:

Grover Cleveland,
Charles W. Eliot,

Harry A. Garfield,
Daniel C. Gilman,
Arthur T. Hadley,
Henry Charles Lea,
Seth Low,

Franklin MacVeagh,
George A. Pope, .
Henry C. Potter, D. D.
P. J. Ryan, D. D.,
Moorfield Storey,
Thomas N. Strong,
Herbert Welsh, .

FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL:

William A. Aiken,
Frederick Almy,
Arthur H. Brooks,
Charles C. Burlingham,
George Burnham, Jr.,
Silas W. Burt,
John A. Butler,
Edward Cary,
Everett Colby,
Charles Collins,
William E. Cushing,
Nathaniel H. Davis,
Horace E. Deming,
John Joy Edson, .
John A. Fairlie,
Henry W. Farnam,
Cyrus D. Foss, Jr.,
William Dudley Foulke,
Richard Watson Gilder,
Charles N. Gregory,
Henry W. Hardon,

New York, N. Y.

Princeton, N. J.

Cambridge, Mass.
Princeton, N. J.
Baltimore, Md.
New Haven, Conn.
Philadelphia, Pa.
New York, N. Y.
Chicago, Ill.
Baltimore, Md.
New York, N. Y.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Boston, Mass.
Portland, Ore.
Philadelphia, Pa.

Norwich, Conn.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Boston, Mass.
New York, N. Y.
Philadelphia, Pa.
New York, N. Y.
Milwaukee, Wis.
New York, N. Y.
Newark, N. J.
New York, N. Y.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
New York, N. Y.
Washington, D. C.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
New Haven, Conn.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Richmond, Ind.
New York, N. Y.
Iowa City, Ia.
New York, N. Y.

H. Barton Jacobs,
Robert D. Jenks,
William V. Kellen,
John F. Lee,
William G. Low,
George McAneny,
Henry L. McCune,
Harry J. Milligan,
William B. Moulton,
Samuel H. Ordway,
William Potts,
John Read,
H. O Reik, .
Charles Richardson,
Henry A. Richmond,
Edward M. Shepard,
F. L. Siddons,
Nelson S. Spencer,
Lucius B. Swift,
W. J. Trembath,
Henry Van Kleeck,
William W. Vaughan,
Everett P. Wheeler,
Charles B. Wilby.
Ansley Wilcox,

Charles D. Willard,
Frederick C. Winkler,
R. Francis Wood,
Clinton Rogers Woodruff,
Morrill Wyman, Jr., .

It was moved and seconded that the Secretary be directed to cast one ballot for the election of the gentlemen named. The motion was unanimously carried, the Secretary cast the ballot and announced the election of the ticket as read.

The Secretary presented the treasurer's report to date, and stated that as the fiscal year did not close until November 30, the Council had voted that the Annual Report of the Treasurer, to be printed in the proceedings with the report of the Auditing Committee, should include all receipts and disbursements up to and including that date.'

Mr. Horace E. Deming read the report of the Committee on Superannuation.* A discussion followed in which the following participated: Pickens Neagle, PresiPrinted in full 2 at page 43; at page 63.