fl&assacbusetts Civil Service Hssociation. 



Charles Francis Ai 



J.Q. A. BRACKET!. 



Charles W. Cliffor 

 Charles R. Codman. 

 Kben S. Draper. 

 William Endicott. 

 Frederick H. Oille 

 Curtis Guild, Jr. 

 Charles S. Hamlin. 

 Augustus Hemenwa 

 Francis C. Lowell. 

 John D. Long. 

 Samuel W. McCall. 

 Francis a. Osborn. 



; W. Eliot, President, 

 Cambridge, Ma; 



George U.Crocker, Treasurer, 

 1016 Old South Building, Boston. 



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Arthur H. Brooks, Secretary, 



53 State Street, Boston. 



Theodore Hoague, Ass' t Secretary , 

 84 State Street, Boston. 



Council. 



Arthur H. Brooks. 

 George U. Crocker. 

 Richard H. Dana. 

 Robert G. Dodge. 

 Charles W. Eliot. 

 Irvin McDowell Garfiei 

 Howard R. Guild. 

 Theodore Hoague. 

 William v. Kellen. 

 James J. Myers. 

 Samuel Y. Nash. 

 Grenville H. Norcross. 

 Reginald L,. Robbins. 

 William T. Sedgwick. 

 Edwin L. Sprague. 

 James P. Tolman. 

 William W. Vaughan. 

 Arthur H. Weed. 

 Charles F. Weed. 



November 1, 1910. 



Dear Sir:- 



During the legislative year of 1910 the Association 

 successfully opposed a number of bills hostile to the merit system. 

 It also advocated the extension of the system to the counties and 

 to certain departments in the city of Boston. This was in line 

 with the recommendations of the Boston Finance Commission that the 

 law be extended to include all appointees in the collecting, 

 treasury and penal institutions departments of the city and also 

 certain appointees in the registry of deeds, registry of probate 

 and a few similar positions. No legislation of this character 

 was, however, passed. 



During the coming year the Association will, in 

 particular, advocate the extension of the merit system to the 

 various county positions. It will also appear in favor of all 

 bills aimed at perfecting and improving the provisions of the Boston 

 charter relating to the classification of offices. 



The Association is often the only remonstrant to appear 

 against proposed legislation of a hostile nature and its work in 

 this regard is effective and valuable. There has never been a time 

 since the organization of the Association when its continued 

 activity was more needed in the community than at present. 



A full and detailed account of the work during the past 

 year will be given in the annual report, which is shortly to be 

 mailed to members. 



To meet the expense annually incurred in our work requires 

 approximately |2500, a sum of money considerably in excess of the 

 amount received from annual dues. The annual quota of Massachusetts 

 to the National League is |1150, and the subscriptions to GOOD 

 GOVERNMENT, the official organ of the National League, which is 

 mailed to each member, amounts to about |250 additional. 



A generous contribution is asked from you in addition 

 to the annual dues in order that the work of the Association may be 

 effectively carried on. 



Checks should be made payable to Mass. Civil Service 



Ass'n. 



Very truly yours, 



ARTHUR H. BROOKS, 



Secretary. 



