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coven manual training, physical ex- receive much light on the existing state
erciee, and mental work of primary of affaire between politics and the civil
service, but they got wholesome in
struction as to their duty in the matter.
Her strongest plea was for the aid of
women in the task of educating public
opinion to an irresistible demand for a
constant and honest use of the "merit
system." In all this she avoided ad.
of all (Trades. Free nun? women to step out one inch from
exhibitions and free the conservative path that the most
rigid anti-suffragists would have them
walk. She urged women to try to in
duce the young people in their own
homes and youthful minds all about
grades. In March, a resolution was
sent to council asking for $3,000 for
vacation schools. Later it was obtained
and three schools were opened for the
summer. One of the committee on the
decoration of school rooms haB cata
logued the Dictures and casts suitable
for school rooms
evening pirture
music have also been provided. The
agitation in favor of pummer play
grounds was started by the club in the
tpring of 1894. This year twenty-seven
play-grounds were opened and success- them to think rightly, as a habit, of the
"merit system." It is probable that
when the women's clubs get together
this fall we shall hear some active
echoes of the well-timed and very prac
tical adjurations of Mrs. Perkins. As
the spoils system is the prime cause and
instrument of -the debasement of
American politics, this point of attack
for women, whose moral intutions are
ever overwhelmingly right, is well
chosen.
fully conducted.
The committee on forestry and tree
planting report that statements con
cerning the necessity of preservation of
forests are at last listened to with re
spect, and several powerful agencies are
newly enlisted. The three forest reser
vations to be established will be of such
size as to protect the watersheds of the
state.
Mrs. Wistar says of the municipal
department of the club: "This depart
ment has carefully compared municipal " "" " "" ""
conditions in American cities with those Dq Jm your Courier regularly !
in foreign cities. Boughly speaking, all pieMe compue address. If incorrect,
investigations show that no other coun- pleaBeBend right dreee to Courier
try spends so much and gets so little offlce Do thiB this week,
for its money. The American
can generally afford to spend money
better than time. That m why this
government is extravagant. Extrava
gance is followed by corruption. The
way to remedy this is not to preach
economy of public funds, or show what
benefit might be derived from proper
expenditures, because the American is
always busy, and often does not have
time to listen. Tell him that for want
of his help the principles which we all
love ire being swept away, and he will
rise to save them."
At the meeting of the National league
last week one of the principal speakers
BOTH SIDES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
THE
KANSAS CITY STABS NOVEL FORUM
FEATURE.
The Kansas City Star has decided
upon a special feature for the president
ial campaign which was never under
taken before by any newspaper. At its
request the chairman of the two nation
al committees, Messrs. James K. Jones
and M. A. Hanna, have selected and ap
pointed two distinguished writers to
conduct, in the Star a deD&rtment to be
was Mrs. Ellen Lee Wyman of Evans- called 'The Campaign Forum." In
top, prominent in club circles through
her lectured on child culture and social
reform. Mrs. James L. Hughes of
Toronto, Canada, gave several lectures
on kindergarten topics, and Miss Lida
H. Hardy, who has charge of the moth
er's work in Doctor Sheldon's church in
Topeka, Kansas, was another speaker.
Mrs. Richard Wyman, president of the
Evanatou Woman's Club of Evanston;
Mrs. HortenseS. Cramer ofthe Wil-
mette Woman's Club, and Mrs. W. M.
thitP department the arguments of each
of the two great parties will be present
ed, side by side, day by day. To con
duct the democratic side, Mr. Jones
has selected and formally appointed Mr.
Willis J. Abbott, chief of the Press
Bureau of the Democratic National
Committee, and for the Republican side,
Mr. Hanna has selected and appointed
the famous journalist and literateur.Mr.
Murat Halstead. Upon learning the de
cision of the two chairmen, The Star
Bkke of the Evansville, (Indiana.) Wo- immediately engaged the two gentlemen
man s Club, were also on toe program
Among the topics which these ladies
and others -discussed were: "Right
Neighborhood Relationships," "Home
Occupations," and "Home Govern
ment." There was an exhibition of
kindergarten work, and music con
ducted by Miss Marie Rnet Hofer, well
known in the west as a conductor of
children's choruses. The convention
was largely attended, and many new
local branches were formed.
The following officers were elected on
Friday: President, Mrs. Lida Hardy,
Topeka, Kansas; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. Lucy Roberts, Longwood,
Illinois; recording secretary, Mrs. Al'ce
Bierhaus, Vincennes, Indiana; treas
urer, Mrs. Frank Seiberting, Akron,
Ohio.
A large somber of. the Massachusetts
dobs which have been asked to send
books to the library of the state sani
tarium for consumptives at Rutland,
have done so. The Middlesex Club of
Lowell recently sent 200 volumes.
and on Sunday, August 19, the Cam
paign Forum will be inaugurated, to be
continued in the regular issue of The
Star, daily and Sunday until the end
of the campaign. An interesting fea
ture of the Forum will be the answers
to questions upon campaign topics, sub
mitted to the Star to be answered by
either Mr. Halstead or Mr. Abbott, or
both. Under the circumstances, the
answers thus given will have the stamp
of authority of the National Commit-
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Unquestionably there k a rich field
for the work of club women, and of all
women, in the support of the broad,
moral purposes of civil service reform,
as Was pointed out by Mrs. L. S. W.
Perkins in a paper read before the Fed
eration of Women's Clubs at Milwaukee
recently. Not only 'did her hearers
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