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CHAIRMAN
JANE ADDAMS. CHICAGO

HONORARY CHAIRMAN
. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT. NEW YORK CITY

VICE-CHAIRMEN
. ANNA GARLIN SPENCER. MEADVILLEI PA.
. WILLIAM KENT. MARIN COUNTY. CAL.
. LOUIS F. POST. WASHINGTON. D. C.
. FREDERICK J. TAUSSIG. ST. LOUIS. Me.

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MR5. LUCIA AMEs MEAD. BOSTON. MAss.
CHAIRMAN THE SECTION FOR THE UNITED STATES OF
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

JANE ADDAMS. CHICAGO
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF WOMEN FOR MRS. WILLIAM I. THOMAS

HONORARY CHAIRMAN PERMANENT PEACE HE S. MICHIGAN AvE.. CHICAGO

MR5. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, NEW YORK CITY
TREASURER

VICE-CHAIRMEN MISS SOPHONISBA P. BRECKINRIDGE
NATIONAL OFFICE
MRS. ANNA GARLIN SPENCER. MEADVILLE. PA. 116 S. MICHIGAN AVE.. CHICAGO

MRS. WILLIAM KENT. MARIN Coum-v, CAL. ROOM 500. 116 S. MICHIGAN AVE. OFFICE SECRETARY
MRS. LOUIS F. POST. WASHINGTON. D. C. MRS. ELEANOR G. KARSTEN
MRS. FREDERICK J. TAUSSIG. 51. Lows. Mo. C H I CAG O 115 s. MICHIGAN AVE. cmcnao

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January
Tenth
l 9 l 7

My dear Madam:

We are
individual members the Women's Peace Party the enclosed
letter heping thus ’ secure financial support for the ex—
penses of the Congress After the War.

It is also hoped that individual members of the
delegation of thirty-five will each endeavor to secure money

for this much needed fund. The office will be glad to
supply you with copies of the enclosed letter or blank sta-
tionery. Will you let Mrs. Kersten know how much of either,
or both, you would like to have sent you to be used in send-
ing these appeals to your friends. The checks should be sent
to the office of the Woman's Peace Party, although made pay—
able to Miss Lillian D. Wald, who is acting as Treasurer of
this Special fund for the Congress After the War.

Hoping that we, as representatives of the
largest and richest neutral countrr, will be able to bear
a generous share in the expenses of the Congress, I am

Faithfully yours,

 

 International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace
Founded at the International Congress of Women, the Hague, April 28th to May lst, 1915

To ensure that an International Congress of Women shall be held in the same place and at the same time as the
official Conference which shall frame the terms of the peace settlement after the war for the purpose of making

practical suggestions to that Conference.

Chairman: Jane Addams
Vice Chairman: Dr. Aletta H. Jacobs
Secretary: Crystal Macmillan

} Rosa Manus

Treasurer pro tem:

Assistant Secretary:

The Section for the United States of America

The Woman’s Peace Party

Office: 116 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

International Headquarters:
Keizersgracht 467-469, Amsterdam, Holland

Women in the following countries
have organized and selected their

delegates:

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Canada

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Great Britain and Ireland
Hungary

India (British)

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Sweden

Switzerland

United States of America

Uruguay

January 10th, 1917.

My dear Madam:

As the possibility of a peace conference between the
warring nations draws nearer, the Woman's Committees for Permanent
Peace in various belligerent as well as neutral countries are pre-
paring for the Woman's International Congress to be held at the
same time and in the same place as the Official Conference, which
shall frame the terms of the peace settlement after the war.

This Woman's Congress was planned in May, 1915, when
fifteen hundred women from twelve nations met at the Hague and for
three days held an International Congress in the interest of a per-
manent peace. Those of us who were present felt that the very
fact that the women from the belligerent as well as from the neutral
countries should hold such a fine-spirited congress in the midst of
war, was in itself an augury of the part women might play in re—
storing international good—will.

In planning a separate congress of women it was also
borne in mind that the Official Conference at the end of the war
determining the terms of peace would be largely composed of diplo—
mats who are necessarily bound by the traditional conventions which
have so long dominated all intercourse between nations. Because
in every country such men are the least representative of modern
social thought and the least responsive to changing ideals, it was
considered supremely important that when the conference of diplomats
should come together at the end of the war, other groups should con-
vene in order to urge the importance of certain interests which have
hitherto been inarticulate in international affairs. This need
has been recognized not only by the women but by such international
interests as Peace Organizations, the Jews from many countries and
similar groups, who are also planning to hold Congresses at the same
time and in the same place as the Official Peace Conference After
the War.

Since the meeting of the Congress of Women at the Hague in
May, 1915, Committees of Women for Permanent Peace have been estab—
lished in twenty-seven countries including China and Japan, and in
twenty of these countries definite organizations have already
selected their twenty-five delegates with ten alternates for the
Congress of Women to be held after the war.

Most of these countries are, however, either small European
neutrals which have been under heavy burdens during the war, or

 

 International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace
Founded at the International Congress of Women, the Hague, April 28th to May lst, 1915

To ensure that an International Congress of Women shall be held in the same place and at the same time as the
official Conference which shall frame the terms of the peace settlement after the war for the purpose of making

practical suggestions to that Conference.

Chairman: Jane Addams
Vice Chairman: Dr. Aletta H. Jacobs
Secretary: Crystal Macmillan

} Rosa Manus

Treasurer pro tem:

Assistant Secretary:

The Section for the United States of America

The Woman’s Peace Party

Office: 116 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

International Headquarters:
Keizersgracht 467-459, Amsterdam, Holland

Women in the following countries
have organized and selected their

delegates:

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Canada

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Great Britain and Ireland
Hungary

India (British)

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Sweden

Switzerland

United States of America

Uruguay

belligerents whose resources have been exhausted by the war. It

is highly important, therefore, that the contribution from America,
the largest neutral country, and one in which the position of women
has been most definitely recognized, should be generous enough to
cover the general expenses of the Woman's Congress. Every delegate
to this Congress from all the countries represented, will pay her
OWn expenses but the cost of meeting places, of printing, and of
interpreters will be very heavy. It is desirable that at least
$20,000 shall be contributed towards these expenses from America.

An earnest appeal is made to you for a contribution towards
this Congress which will enable the conscience and experience of
women to register themselves in an international effort to secure a
settlement of this war which will give some hope for a just and last—
ing peace.

Checks should be made payable to Lillian D. Wald, who is
Treasurer of this special fund, but the checks and all other contri-
butions should be sent care of the Woman's Peace Party, 116 South
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, if convenient in the enclosed
envelope. _

Faithfully yours,

 

  

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Senator James Barbour, on January 17,1917,in-

 

troduced in the Illinois Senate the Suffrage
Amendment to the Illinois Constitution.

IT IS SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2.

 

 EOR over fifty years Illinois women
have been asking for full suffrag .

It could have been secured at any
time by a suffrage amendment to the
Illinois constitution. The legislators
have become familiar with the stiff—
rage amendment. It would omit the
word "male" from Section 1 of Ar-
ticle VII of the constitution. To meet
success this amendment must have a
vote of two—thirds of both houses of
the legislature and a majority of all
those voting at the polls. This is a
difficult but not impossible majority
to secure} Of the eleven amendments
submitted to the voters since 1870,
eight have been carried. Of the three
which were defeated, two were amend-
ments to amend the amending clause.
It is a mistake to say that only the
amendments
were carried.

which had no opposition

Dates of Amendments.

The proposed amendments hereto—
fore voted on, the dates and the re—
sults, are: _.

18787Drainage'
Carried.

lsst‘lwtfount‘v Officers.

1884#\'eto of
Items. Carried.

lssfi—Aiiti—Contract Convict La—
bor. Carried. .

ISSltl—World’s Fair Bonds.
ried.

ism—Amendment of the. Amend—
ing Clause. Failed. ,

ISM—Labor Failed.

HMS—Amendment of the Amend-
ing Clause. Failed.

1S104——(‘hicago
ment. Carried.

1908 ~ Deep
Carried.

and Ditching.
Carried.
Appropriation

Car-

Laws.

(‘harter Amend—

\\’aterway Bonds.

1916~Tax Amendment. Carried.
It should be noted that over one-
half of the legislatures since 1870
failed to submit any amendment.
There are other states with constitu-
tions which are as difficult to amend,
and there are also states which, al—
though the constitution does not re-
quire that an amendment must receive
a majority of all voting,r at the polls,
have given the suffr ge amendment
such a majority. Among those states

are Montana, Arizona, Nevada and
,‘alifornia. It is of interest to note
that in Arizona the women were not
able to secure suffrage through their
constitutional convention, but, when
later they secured the submission of a
separate suffrage amendment, it Car-
ried with so large a majority that it
received over three thousand more
than a majority of all voting at the
election.

Illinois Favorable.

In not one of the states where suff<
rage has carried have there been
876,700 who have voted for
president, as is the case in Illinois.
These women want full suffrage and
want it Never has state,
full suff ‘age for
women, had such cordial support from
politicians from all parties in addi-
tion to avperfunctory suffrage plank in
party platforms. There is no anti-
sufl‘rage newspaper in Illinois. There
is little open opposition in Illinois to
Such opposition

women

SOOn." any

before granting

suffrage for women.
itself under
the guise of suffrage advice.

as there is even cloaks

Suffrage Soon.

The legislature of 1917 may submit
the suffrage amendment to the voters
in November, 1918, the earliest pos-
sible time. Any opponent of woman
suffrage would hesitate to attack the
principle of suffrage, but he can de-
feat suffrage if he can only secure a
delay in extending to women their
full suffrage rights. One delaying
method recommended for suffrage is to
secure it through a constitutional con—
vention. There are a variety of rea—
sons why a constitutional convention
is needed in Illinois, and those who de-
sire full suffrage are not opposing a
constitutional convention, but those
who believe that full suffrage will be
secured through its means have had
little knowledge of the histories ‘of
constitutional conventions. For many
years past all the constitutional con-
ventions held" in the various states of
our union have been asked to grant
woman suffrage. Even as far back as

 

 1870 the Illinois constitution makers
were urged to extend suffrage to
women, but no state has vet granted
woman suffrage in this way.

Slow and Not Sure.

If this was the only way, the women
of Illinois might well concentrate on
this only method of getting suffrage.
But at any step of the way failure may
meet the efforts of those who desire a
new constitution, and the question of
suffrage would meet defeat with all
other questions.

Action will need to be urged by wo—
men on two legislatures, one constitu-
tional convention, and the men voters
will have to be met by the suffragists
at one primary and at three different
elections. It will take as large a vote,
two—thirds of both houses, to submit
the constitutional convention proposi-
tion as to submit a suffrage amend-
ment, and it will take the same vote
at the pulls, a majority of all voting
at the election, when both propositions
are submitted in 1918, and when the
finished product, the new constitution,
01' forty separate amendments, be sub—
mitted in 1920 or 11121 to the voters.

Progress By Years.

The steps to be taken by the con-

vention method are:
19lT——Two—thirds of both houses
of the legislature must vote to sub-
mit the question of a new consti—
tution.

1918~—In November the majority
of all men voting in the‘ election
must vote for the proposition.
Women may not vote.

IBIS—This legislature must pro-
Vide the manner of electing mem-
bers or' the constitutional conven-
tion, 102 in number. .

All legislation takes effect July
1, 1919..

September would be the earliest
possible date for the primary.

Perhaps November would be the
earliest possible date for the elec-
tion of members of the convention.
It might be later.

1920——The convention must meet
within three months and might
before February, and if it does, its
work may be finished by June.

September would be the earliest

available date for voting upon the
new censtitution.

The interest in the presidential
campaign through the summer and
fall might be so intense as to
cause the Constitution makers to
postpone final adjournment and
the vote until 1921, after the pres-
idential election.

Each separate amendment must
secure a majority of all those vot-
ing at the election. At this elec-
tion women may not vote.

The Short and Sure Method.

To interview the legislators of 1917
about the suffrage amendment and to
meet the men voters of 1918 at the
polls is all that is required to bring
early success. In 1918 there will be
no presidential election at hand and so
few officers are to be elected that the
interest will not be divided as it might
be two years later during the presi-
dential campaign or in 1921} if the con-
stitutional convention amendments
should be submitted at an election
when the forty or fifty different
amendments were being voted upon.

Test the Suffrage Planks.

Last June the Illinois women hero-

ically marched through the sleet to the
national republican convention asking
for a woman's suffrage plank in the

platform. That plank, while it in-
dorsed woman’s suffrage, advised wo-
men to secure suffrage state by state.
Now is the time for that party to show
that it meant what it said. The. dem-
ocrats later had a similar national suf-
frage plank and they, too, are under
obligations to give Illinois women the
suffrage as soon as possible by Illinois
amendment. Those suffrage planks are
valuable and have been sought for
many years. Now is the first possible
chance to act upon these national
planks, and the men of all parties in
the Illinois legislature, who really be—
lieve in suffrage and do not want to
dodge the first opportunity of living
up to their party principles, will vote
for the woman suffrage amendment.
Men who vote for this amendment
will not have the difiicult task of ex-
plaining to their constituents the dif—
ference between their theory and their
practice.

 

 

 STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT ALLIANCE

112 W. Adams St, Chicago, Ill.

Catharine W. McCulloch
Florence Bennett Peterson
S. Grace Nicholes
Marion H. Drake
Helen Hood

Harriet Vittum

Anna E. Blount

Flo Jamieson Miller
Lucy D. Vifatson

Mary M. Bartelme
Mrs. W. D. VVashburn
Estella H. Boot

Celia Parker Woolley
Annette D. Fitch
Anna Nicholes

Olive H. Rabe

Ella S, Stewart
Henrietta Krighel
Gratia Shipman Erickson
Iva G. ‘Vooden

Mary Louise Childs
Ella Adams Moore
Belle Goodman

Inez Rodgers Deach
Mrs. W. B. Owen
Frances L. Richardson
Mrs. Ira Couch Wood
Louise C. Turner
Clara M. Dunn

Mary L. Brumbach
Mrs. George Busey
Frank Kerr

Rose Marion Boyland
Elizabeth Swalm
Gertrude Mason
Garreta H. Busey
Mary Barber-

Mrs. W. P. Graham
Dr. Jennie C. Kibbie
Ida M. Durin
.Katherine H. Dow
Mrs. Irving McDowell
Mrs. Nathan B. Lewis
Viola Greene

Florence E. McConnell

 

Mrs. J. J. Southworth
Joanna E. Downes
Mrs. Jas. H. Ferriss
Mae B. Carlile

Thena A. Gifford
Elizabeth Redfield

Dr. M. K. Germann
Katherine Miller

Mrs. M. P. Boynton
Mrs. Wm. H. Hart
Flora XVarren Seymour
Jennie P. Reed

Mrs. T. J. Sohweer
Anna. Jones Clayberg
Mary King

Mrs. Fred G. Campbell
Mrs. Simeon E. Keck
Martha E. Abt
Katherine Andrin
Mary V. Gardner
Annie B. Johnson
Marion B. Powell

Mrs. Edward T. Lee
Mary Onahan Gallery
Mrs. J. Niles Wheeler
Jane Law

Mrs. M. E. Allen
Virginia Brooks VVashburn
Ella Browning Tucker
Mrs. Q. Dewitt Peake
Mary E. Barnes

Mrs. Ransom Kennicott
Mary A. Duffy \
Mary ’1‘. Dolley ‘

Mrs. James Whittaker
Isabella Sanders

‘Mrs. Frank Johnson

Mrs. W. 1. Thomas

Mrs. E. J. Snydacker

Mrs. Willard D. Graham
Mary Gilruth McEwen, M. D.
Nellie S. Searing

Mrs. Charles H. Zimmerman
Mary N. Parker

 

 Contribuling Editors THE & g I OMAN’S JOURNA L Ben Cl':n:‘rii::::yg Editors
and SUFFRAGE NEWS EEEEL?E:§€E%T;SZ“

Eliza Culvert 111111
585 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts Reginald Wright Kaufman

Mary Johnston

Stephen S. Wise
Josephine I’eubmly Marks
Zonn Gale

Florence Kelley

Witter Bynner

Assistant Edilm
Henry Bniley Steven:

Telephone: Back Bay -1‘7l7

Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor
Alice Stone Blackwell Agnes El Ryan

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‘It is impossible to imagine the suffrage movement without the Woman’s Jonrnal."——Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt

 

 i’tmmrkgv‘ifiqiml Eights Aaanriafinn

President
MRS—WIS..-L.SWH IVES .
State Headquarters.

“'esl Main SL. Richmond

First Vice President
AIRS. ROBINSON A. McDO‘VELL
No. 6 Magnolia Apts., Louisville

Second Vice. President
MRS. JOSEPH ALDERSON
Middleslmro

Third Vice President
MRS. F. A. ROTHIER
185 E. Second Street, (‘ovlngton

Corresponding Secretary
)Ilisrfli-l-I-X-(bm‘wfl,
Frankfort
Recording Secretary
MRS. J. I). HAYS, Owensboro

. Treasurer
MRS. J. B. JUDAH
2115 Murray Avenue, Louisville

Auditor

MRS. W. F, LILLARD, anreneeburg

Chairman of Campaign
MRS. DESHA BRECKINRIDGE
726 McClelland Building, Lexington

State Member National Executive (‘onncil
MISS LAURA CLAY
189 N. Hill Street, Lexington

Chairman of Congressional Work
MRS. EDMUND M. POST, Pndneah

John G.

South
Frankfort
WASH. M 0N Y. /’ (,l

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“'hite States, Full Suffrage; Shaded States, Partial
Sull‘ruge; Dotted State, Presidential, Municipal and
Partial County Suffrage; Dnrk States, No Suffrage.

Frankfort

Runnwown KY”
January 23 , 1917.

Miss Laura Clay,

Lexington, Ky.

My dear Miss Clay:

Ahnmnrg Mum‘h

SENATOR JOHNSON N. CAMDEN.
HON. D. N. LAFFERTY, Cynthinna
Master Kentucky State Grange
MR. HARRY ALLINGTON, Newport
Pres. Kentucky Federation of Labor
JUDGE ED. 0. O’REAR, Frankfort
MRS. JAMES BENNETT, Richmond
HON. CLAUDE THOMAS, I’aris
lil'RS. JAMES A. LEECH, Louisville
HON. JOHN G. MILLER, Pnducah
BIISS BELLE H. BENNETT, Richmond
Pres. Woman’s Missionary Council of
Methodist Church, South
“IRS. JOHN C. C. MAYO, Paintsville
JUDGE ROBERT L. STOUT, Frankfort
DR. R. H. CROSSFIELD, Lexington
Pres. Transylvania University
DR. E. B. BARNES, Richmond
BIAJOR JAMES BLACKBURN, Frankfort
REV. H. G. TURNER, Danviile
GENERAL and BIBS. J. B. CASTLERIAN
Louisville
MRS. MORRIS BARTLETT, Lawrencebnr;
l’res. Kentucky Federation “'omen’s (‘lnbs
JUDGE H. S. BARKER, Lexington
Pres. of State University of Kentucky
DEAN IRENE T. )IYERS, Lexington
Dean of “'omen Transylvania University
DEAN ANNA J. HARIILTON, Lexington
Dean of \Vomen State University of
Kentucky
MR. HUSTON QUIN, Louisville
Pres. Kentucky (‘hild Labor Association
MISS LINDA NEVILLE, Lexington
Sec. Society for Prevention of Blindness
MRS. A. M. HARRISON. Lexington
MR. R. A. MCDOWELL
Pres. Men’s Suffrage League, Louisville
MRS. SA)[UEL IIENNING
Cold Spring, Cherokee Park, Louisville
JUDGE GEORGE DuRELLE, Louisville
M“. \\'.\l. MARSHAL]. lSl'IJATT. Louisville

Versailles

Will you prepare a list of books you think suitable
to compose a suffrage library to be used by our leagues?
I am very anxious to get this library at once, and I know
you can give us the best possible advice as to the books

to compose it.

With very best Wishes for you, I am

CBS:M

Most ooroia lly yours,

fl»; /‘
gp/raaaZZZZica

President Kentucky Equal Rights Association

 

 ROBT. D. VANCE “'ELL EQUIPPED

50L. 0. nEImRONNER _ COLLECTION DEPARTMENT.
‘rANCLE & HELLBRONNER

AXHVEORNEYS ‘XND COITNSELORS AT LAW

OHIO VALLEY BANK BUILDING

HENDERSON. KY.

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January id,

Laura

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acneral A?cemhiy 0? achtUOIg id s~94a

the ”Husband aw& Wife L111” var flagged.

I recall it, Ev Father praparafl ‘ ' 2'C* and
intr P1: a 5‘ in the Kongo 0f Repre¢cntat:ves and Judge "iilium
fleckner introduced it in =Tc Fcnute and looked aftor its passage.
I also recall that my father said you were very much intQPPSfiel

in the hill finfl were present . _~ . several tireg fluring

tfiat sesgien and knew La’ “3,,. J, , ‘er with the Bassage of

fbe bill.
I note from the decisinhs of the VOUEUCRY Court of

Appwa1s that the Judge? refer to that act am the "Veiceinger Act."

Be kind enough to write me just what you may know

about the passage of that bill and who is entitFefl to the credit
For that bill.
Would appreciate a prompt reply.

Yours respectfully,

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BITS. JOHN (‘LOVHR SOUTI‘I, ‘ S I ~ ‘ . - J
‘ State Headquarters, . :1 3311315111 ll flincirh
anuort 9:; -.
First vice President "-g/ LAURA CLAY.
AIRS. ROBINSON A. MCDOWELL, ’ i ‘ - Lexington
Louisville. , ‘
Second Vice President ' ’1 . ' 1 . . ‘ ‘ )7. -. v' .
MRS. JOSEPH ALDERSON ‘ _ - -;_ v ' 1'13"“ BRECEHTMDGE'
Middlesboro o . A . p- 7 v 7.: exmgton

 

Third Vice President / , ,. .5 , .. 1 ,
MRS. JAMES A. LEECH. Louisville ,, .- .. a. ' u ' “mm” JEFFERSON SMITH'

‘ ‘ V . . Louisville
Corresponding Secretary ~ , v _. V. .
HRS. E. L. HUTCHINSON, Lexington ' IXVIFS BFNNFTT
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Recording Secretary ' ' . .
MRS. J. D. HAYS, Owenslmro 5;}; , 7v ,, -: ; R‘el‘m‘m“

Treasurer 1’7 ' ~ w ‘ , JOHN B. CASTLEMAN,
MRS. J. B. JUDAII, Louisville A Louisville

Auditor .‘ : , V
MRS. WV. F. LILLARI). anrenceburg - ‘.~" 3- 1L HUBBARD.

Chairman of Campaign “:1“ Alauku llil-kman
AIRS. HARRY R. “'HI’l‘ESIDE
Iniuisville “’11th States. Full Sufl‘rage;£ Shuided Stings; liartiui
- Y . _ . . ‘ Sufi'rage- Dotted State Pres dent n1 Mun e 1m and
Statflég-nillgsx-“feggn‘? fiagfifi‘tggdgzgflc'l a“ Partial C'ounty Suffrage; Dark States, K0 Suffrage.

Clmirmnn of Congressional “’ork 173%?”
.‘IRS. S;\)ll'HL "ENNING. Louisville (

FRANKFORT,KYH
January 24, 1917.

Miss Laura Clay,
Lexington, Ky.

My dear Miss Laura:

I am enclosing the Minutes of an informal
meeting of the Press Committee held in Louisville on
January 10th. Mrs. James Leech, the Chairman, outlined
the plan of work for the year. I did not deem it
necessary to call a Board Meeting, but as Mrs. Leech
asks for some financial aid in her plan, I am sending
a copy of the Minutes to you with the request that you
read same and notify me if this plan meets with your
approval.

I am also enclosing a copy of a letter received
from Mrs. Walter Mofiab Miller. Will you pass Mrs.
Miller's letter on to any suffragists you know who might
be interested in contributing to the Bazaar.

With kindest regards, I am

Very cordially yours,

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frage. glts yrospeets,;ere vevfigfiromising; an‘; que rince received a-

telegram :ah H {E dc'»:fi ;he'fi use by,a majority of 5 to 24(full ‘

,Souse 1S, ' i ‘for sreoinl order in tqe ‘enate fo? next Thursé .f

enatw arc oofi,xw' it was introduced by the_

you knou_hov much it vill‘mObn to,

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'pvu x . ,1 fowth Una tnrcughont the ’nion. ”hen such

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Washington, D. 0., January ll, 1917.

My dear Mrs. South:

The local women have decided to work with the
Headquarters Committee in helping to raise a fund to pay for the
rent of the Washington House. As the venture here is so new
and as our first appearance before the public should be a
particularly pleasing one, we are writing to all the states
asking them to donate something for a Mid Lenten Bazaar, which
we are having in the House March 15th, 16th and 17th.

We expect to have a Parcels Post Table on which
will be displayed the articles coming from the different States
with the name of the state and the donor, unless the latter is
not desired. In this way, we can interest the people from
the various states, who will come and will be sure to Want
to purchase the things that come from their individual states.
As the time is so short, We shall be very grateful to you
if you will use your utmost effort to interest the women of your
State to help us raise the necessary funds for maintaining the
Washington Headquarters without drawing too heavily upon the
treasury.

We are going to have a Melting Pot in which will be
placed any broken articles of gold and silver to be converted
into cash, and we are going to sell any old pieces of jewelry
which people are generous enough to give for the cause.

We think that this Bazaar is of great importance,
not only from the financial advantage, which will acruefrom it,
but from a publicity standpoint, and anything that you can do
will be greatly appreciated. All articles should be sent to
the Bazaar Committee, 1626 Rhode Island Avenue.

With cordial good wishes and the hope that the new
year may be a most successful one