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LEXINGTON. KY.

COLLEGE OF LAW
OFFICE OF THE UFAN

April 2, 1918.

Miss Laura Clay,
Lexington, Kentucky.
my dear Miss Clay:

I want to thank you and Mrs. Oldham, and the
Fayette Equal Rights Association for the deep inter-
est manifested in the College of Law of this Uni-
versity, and state that plans have already been com-
pleted for the employment of men on our law faculty
for the present. In our future expansion we will

be glad to give due conéideration to the request you
make.

Assuring you of our appreciation of the valuable
work being done by you and your organization for the
advancement of the right in Kentucky, I am

Very sincerely,

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 Kentucky

PRESIDENT. MRS. THOMAS J. SMITH. FRANKFORT
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT.
MRS. R. A. MCDOWELL. LOUISVILLE

MRS. DESHA BRECKINRIDGE. " /' , V” sacoND we: Pnasmsm.
, ‘1 , MR5. JOE T. ALDERSON. MIDDLESBORO

CHAIRMAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

726 McCLELLAND BUILDING. THIRD VICE PRESIDENT.

LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY ‘ I ', 1‘, MRS. F. A. ROTHIER. COVINGTON
, , CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
VICE CHAIRMAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. /, ‘7‘ MISS ELIZABETH PEPPER. FRANKFORT
" M RECORDING SECRETARY. MR5. J. D. HAYS. OWENSBORO
MRS. MURRAY HUBBARD.
YREASURER. MRS. J. B. JUDAH. LOUISVILLE
FT- THOMAS- KV- - / ' AUDITOR. MRS. w F. LILLARD. LAWRENCEBURG

STATE MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
MISS LAURA CLAY. RICHMOND
WHITE STATES FULL SUFFRAGE CHAIRMAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
SHADE“ -- PARTIAL MRS. EDMUND M. POST. PADUCAH

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April ISth, I918.
My dear Krs.30uth,
I have received your recent letters, containing hhe
fiational bulletins. I hope you have already seen in the newspapers
that the Fayette ?.H.A. has gone into the patriotic ranks of torkes for,
the Tiberty Loan. ”7/“
Perhaps the bulletin about the fix/Com. meeting in Indianapolis/
does not need any comment. But as I know you feel your great responsi-
bility in the issues at stake, I am impelled to write some of the
thoughts I have had recently, aroused largely by the discussions in
Congress of the activities of the Germans in our country. You know that
I am opposed to the Vedearl Amendment; and I probably have said to yout

what I have said to others,— that fighting a candidate for Congress

because he has been oonSistent with his National'platform is contrary

to my code of political ethics. But this letter is not meant to re—

iterate those views. Tnhat I have to say is that there appears to me
‘a serious danger to our country if it were possible to pass the Fefinral
Pmendnnnt during this war. The point in that Amendment which is scarce
ly ever spoken of at all is that it entirely revolutionizes our elect-
oral system, by making the franchise a federal affair, overseen by Feds!
a1 laws, instead of by the states. This revolution has been the cause
of serious ppolitical disturbances in the case of its counterpart in
principle,- the 15th Amendment- though that amendment affected only xhnt
about six states. But now if this %.B.A.Anendment should become law it
would affect every state in the "nion, and in the large majority of
states would enfrancnise a wholly polititioelly untrained and unexpe-
rienced body of voters, who Would therebt acquire the.right to decide
the policy of our nation in the great war. This in itself is a suf—
ficiently great fact to arrest thought and make us careful; but recent

discussions in Congress show that there is reason to believe that the

 

 -d§rmans have in this cpuntry 400000 trained and subsidized spies and

propagandists. If the Federal Amendment passee during the war it will
veters, '

mean that_the majority of the women, untrained and inexperienced, will

be the object of the wiles and snares of these enemies. In such

circumetnnces, it is useless to hepe that native intelligence and

sincere patriotism will altogether overcome the handicaps of lack of

experience, and multitudes will liVely fall “to the abna as set for

them.

These .'»'» Lt ll-“ fiwr> :xr ‘ “ since thz

in Congress; &n3 they seem to me to_have so much baa

questioes to be discussed at L1 .rr‘ , ' that I have tbogght I may

owe it to you, cur Ty.repr Se ‘3'T". 2’5 to our causes, both of patri—

q

otism and sufirage, to write them tc you.
I 8, you undersihr” tdat this letter is purely friendly, a0
tgwak as one of the members of your
-ftcn exgrcxwed your t_oughtfulness of my 0—
nasicr for you to understand
till uzdcuhtedly arise if the course
LndianapoliF runs.t00 Violently counter to file va“ied
interests and conviciiu. :2.‘ mi-t‘ the suffrage capes is new inevitabf
hly canndctefi,
f Fish yd: wnfild kindly mdil to me the new3napars whiah contaifi the
heat #0113 Tannrt of what -: 7; e i? the unacutive Cputcil meeting; and

I wiig sand ffin «and? to yaw it. ”new that ithey cost.

”ifihing you a tlfiasaat 33: r g, and Wisdom t0 pull thraugh all

rif?1eilfies 0? the situation, I am

Very "cvdivlly'yuu«gs

 

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Lexi 11;: ton, kg; .

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President
MRS. THOS. J. SMITH
State Headquarters,
403 McClure Bldg., Frankfort
First Vice President
MRS. ROBINSON A. McDO‘VELL
No. 6 Magnolia Ants, Louisville
Second Vice President
MRS. JOSEPH ALDERSON,
Middlesboro
Third Vice President
MRS. F. A. ROTHIER
185 E Second Street, Covington
Corresponding Secretary

MISS ELIZABETH S. PEPPER
Frankfort

Recording Secretary
MRS. J. D. HAYS, Owensboro
Treasurer
MRS. J. B. JUDAI-I
2115 Murray Avenue, Louisville
Auditor
MRS. W. F. LILLARD, Lawrenceburg
Chairman of Campaign
MRS. DESHA BRECKINRIDGE
726 McClelland Building, Lexington
State Member Executive Committee
MISS LAURA CLAY
189 N. Mill Street, Lexington
Chairman of Congressional Work
MRS EDMUND M. POST, Paducah

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Pres. Kentucky Federation of Labor
JUDGE ED. C. O’REAR, Frankfort
MRS. JAMES BENNETT, Richmond
HON. CLAUDE THOMAS, Paris
MRS. JAMES A. LEECH, Louisville
HON. JOHN G. MILLER, Paducah
MISS BELLE 11.] BENNETT, Richmond
Pres. “’oman’s Missionary Council of
Methodist Church, South.
MRS. JOHN C. C. MAYO. Paintsville
JUDGE ROBERT L. STOUT, Frankfort
DR. R. H. CROSSFIELD, Lexington
Pres. Transylvania University.
DR. E. B. BARNES, Richmond
MAJOR JAMES BLACKBURN, Frankfort
REV. H. G. TURNER, Danville
GENERAL and MRS. J. B. CASTLELIAN
Louisville
MRS. MORRIS BARTLETT, Lawrenceburg
Pres. Kentucky Federation \Vomen's
Clubs.
JUDGE H. S. BARKER, Lexington
Pres. of State University of Kentucky.
DEAN IRENE T. MYERS, Lexington
Dean of \Vomen Transylvania Univer-

s1ty.
DEAN ANNA J. HAMILTON, Lexington
Dean of \Vomen State University of
Kentucky.
31,3. HUSTON QUIN, Louisville _
fiapges. Kentucky Child Labor Assocna-

tion.
MISS LINDA NEVILLE, Lexington
Sec. Society for Prevention of Blind—

ness.
MRS. A. M. HARRISON, Lexington.

Rot me thunk you for The Tnfliana neweraners which

enjoyefi roofiine the news rromptly of the Nonfer-

iecretary'o report of the frooeofiinr-

Burmese wee the coat of the “opera.

of our 198$ 1"oa’rt‘i

m ntirg it is roooréefi that T movefl that whatever action the confer-

ence took that the routine of tre Vy.W.a-“

is not reocrflad that this motion

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unould he unchanged.

Tt

Wuaufl it did, unanimously,

this lit—

thia time, lost it might be overlooked later.
. took offioial action on collecting

“scones our Tibnary here annonnoefi that it

wonld continue indexinitelr to receive hooks for this purpose we never

blosed our report, but at rroeant we nan renort arernximotelv fiftv

rhioh were sent in the name of the

The Fayette

'ssociation.

€-?-A. has offered its services to firs.Lebus in her

‘ar Stamp campaign. I have been absent for a week in Richmond, and do

,u .c .-

not know if you have offered her the services of the whole Ky.“ V A

Very cordially yours,

 

 Kentucky (Equal Rights association

PRESIDENT, MRS. THOMAS J. SMITH. FRANKFURT
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT.
MRS. R. A. MCDOWELL. LOUISVILLE

MRS. DESHA BRECKINRIDGE. a, V ., ‘ ascoun was PRESIDENT.
‘ MRS. JOE T. ALDERSON. MIDDLESBORO

THIRD VICE PRESIDENT,
LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY , MRS. F. A. ROTHIER. coVINGTON
‘ ‘ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
VICE cHMRMAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ,’ ' Mlss ELIZABETH PEPPER. FRANKFURT
MRS. MURRAY HUBBARD, H RECORDING SECRETARY. MRS. J. D. HAYS. OWENSHORO
TREASURER. MRS. J. a. JUDAH. LOUISVILLE
FT‘ THOMAS' KY- AUDITOR. MRS. w F. LILLARD. LAWRENCEBURG

STATE MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
MISS LAURA CLAY. RICHMOND

WHITE STATES - FULL SUFFRAGE CHAIRMAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
SHADED -' _ PARTIAL MRS. EDMUND M. POST. FADUCAH

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CHAIRMAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

728 MCCLELLAND BUILDING.
0913
Alaska

Lexington, Ky.,

Yes, I offered the services
of the K. E. R. A. to Mrs. LeBus in the Thrift Stamp Work,
I have never heard from her in regard to this matter but
I suppose she will call upon us if we are needed.

Will you let me know by return
mail if the Fayette County League will aid in carrying out
the plans outlined in mes. Catt's letter. I have written
mrs. nreckinridge, sending her a copy and asking for her
advice in regard to putting these plans into eneoution .
throughout the state, owing to her large acquaintance With
the women she is always able to suggest splendid workers.
#111 you kindly give me any suggestions that you may have
in mind as to ways or means of helping our President.

Mrs. Catt urges that we in no
way antagonize Senator James as he is maxing no oppos1tion,
that is active opposition, to our measure.

With very best wishes for you,

Most cordially yours,

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LEXINGTON, I{Y.

“ay 15, 1918

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of the United States let Liberty Loan bonds. We

CZ’“
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i ueive the third Liberty Loan bonds. Ie therefore
ask that you pleaae call at this office anu bring
the receipt which we gave you at the time payment
was made to us far this bond and we will make
delivery of same.

Very truly yours,

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 PRESIDENT. MRS, THOMAS J. SMITH. FRANKFORT
CHAIRMAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. ’ , ’f . , M " ‘Q “R57 V'“ PREB'DENT'
,, ,. MRS. R. A. MCDOWELL. LOUISVILLE
MR5. DESHA BRECKINRIDGE. 3' " saccmo we: pnzsmsm,
725 MCCLELLAND BUILDING. , r, MRS. JOE T. ALDERSON. MIDDLESEORD
, ‘ THIRD VICE PRESIDENT.
LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY MRS. F. A. ROTHIER. COVINGTON
" COR‘RESPONDING SECRETARY.
VICE CHMRMAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. , / x MIss ELIZABETH PEPPER, rRANKrom
MRS. MURRAY HUBBARD. I ' RECORDING SECRETARY. MRS. J. D. HAYS. OWENSBORO
TREASURER. MRS. J. B. JUDAH. LOUISVILLE
AUDITOR. MRS. W F. LILLARD. LAWRENCEBURG
, STATE MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
MIss LAURA CLAY. RICHMOND
WHITE STATES ~ FULL SUFFRAGE CHAIRMAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE’
SHADE .. _ sum-nu. -- MRS. EDMUND M. POST. FADUCAH

FT. THOMAS. KY. ma

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hfiss Laura Clay,
Lexington, Ky.

my Dear Miss Laura:

I am inclosing a copy of a
letter just received from mrs. Catt. mrs. Catt assures
me that the President and the Chairmen of both National
Committees are helping in every way possible and General
Percy Haly, who has just returned from Washington, bears
out this statement. It seems if we make the right sort
of effort now we will win.

Senator James is giving as
his reason for not voting for the Federal Amendment"that
there has been no demand on the part of the Kentucky women
for sutfrage and that they have about given up sutfrawe
worn and are doing war work,exolueively¥ While I must
admit that the Senator speaks the truth, I believe there
is enough suffrage sentiment in this state to make a good
strong showing if we try hard now, will you help?

I know that you prefer State
action to Federal but I know that you realize that the
passage of the Federal Amendment at this time would be the
source of great encouragementuto suffragists all over-the
United States and would put renewed heart into suffrage
work, which of course is feeling the strain of the war.

I note what you say in your
letter in regard to the minutes of the Board meeting.
Whether orwnot the Board had voted in favor of a convention
we would have been compelled to have a meeting of some kind
this fall as my term as President as you know expires and a
new President must be chosen.

 

 CHAS. I. STEWART, General Manager

- V' L ’NE, Treasurer
DESHA BRECKINRIDGE. Presuient ”I. H. FAX

FRANK S. READ, Secretary

THE LEXINGTON HERALD

FOUNDED 1870

Published By
LEXINGTON HERALD CO.
Incorporated-

Lexington, Ky., 637,18.

Miss Laura Clay,
Lexington, Ky.

My dear Miss Clay:

Some days since Mr. Bennett told me that you had asked
him whether we would publish a series of letters opposing the
passage of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment; and I found on my desk
yesterday your letter of June 6th. I apologize for not having
written you as I intended, immediately after Mr. Bennett spoke
to me, but I have been so occupied that I hope you will pardon
me.

You knot that I want to do all possible to meet any
desire of yours. And if you feel your duty compels you to insist
upon publication of the letter I have before me, and others of
similar character, I shall publish them purely because of that
desire to comply with your wish. I think it only frank, however,
to let you know that I should prefer not to publish them. As you
are aware, I am earnestly in favor of the passage of the Susan Ba
Anthony amendment, and I should prefer not to have a discuSsion
of it in the columns of The Herald at this time, both because of
the fact that such a discussion between you and advocates of this
amendment would give the opponents of woman suffrage the oppor-
tunity to say that there were lines of strong cleavage between
those who favor suffrage, and also because of the crowded condia
tions of The Herald. We are having a very serious time to get
the matter we have to publish. At present we ought to be running
two machines in the daytime and six at night, with one ad man on
in the daytime and two at night. Yesterday we had no machine men
in the daytime, and only five at night, because of the shortage
of men, which shortage I apprehend will get worse instead of bet»
ter. The result was that euen:zs:it=wes we did not get to press
until after four o'clock, and had to send a motor car to Cynthiana
to catch the rural route mails there. The contest between the de-
sire and the necessity of publishing the news, and the difficulty
in getting it up, and the expense of white paper, keeps me from
wanting a discussion which I feel confident before it was concluded
would take up a great deal of space. I write you thus frankly
of both of my reasons for preferring not to publish your arguments
against the Susan B. Anthony amendment, but with equal frankness
assure you that if you insist I shall do "6;

The 0111 MOIBIU Dan in the Blue Glass. Gualanteed Cir ulatxon in Excess Of a axge h] Cenklau ntucky.
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 MINNESOTA WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION

Mrs. Andreas Ueland, President

403 Essex Building, Minneapolis, Minn.
Corner Nicollet Avenue and Tenth Street

VICE-PRESIDENTS
Mrs. Charles P. Noyes,
89 Virginia Ave., St. Paul

Mrs. H. G. Harrison
1112 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis

Mrs. H. I. Grannis,
4729 McCulIoch St., Duluth

Mrs. M. M. Davidson,
Waseca

Mrs. C.~ M. Stockton,
Faribault

Mrs. J. M. Guise, Recording SecreLary,
1295 Lincoln Ave., St. Paul

Mrs. S. A. Stockwell, Corresponding Secy.,
3204 E. Slst St, l‘Iinneapolis

Mrs. Victor Troendle, Treasurer,
403 Essex Bldg, Minneapolis

DIRECTORS
Mrs. Stiles Burr, .
943 Summit Avc., St. Paul

Mrs. A. M. Burt,
1073 Lincoln Ave., St. Paul

Mrs. C. C. Colton,
1802 E. 4th St., Duluth

Mrs. j. C. Holman,
557 Dayton Ave, St. Paul

Dr. Ethel Hurd,
717 Pillsbury Bldg, Minneapolis
Mrs. James Paige,
420 Oak Grove, Minneapolis

Mrs. C. A. Severance,
Cedarhurst, Cottage Grove

Mrs. F. B. Snyder, f ,
120 W. 22nd St., Minneapolis

Mrs. Russell M. Bennett, Auditor, \ ’77
1112 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis ..
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ST. PAUL

II. T. Black

H. B. R. Briggs

Moses E. Clam) W
A. O. Eberhart I

Rev. L. R. S. Ferguson
Gilbert Gnttcrsen

Otto Kiiefiner

Judge J. W. Lusk
Thomas MeDavitt, M. D.
Bishop Charles R. Mitchel
John Mitchell

Charles P. Noyes

H. T. Quinlan '

Rev. John A. By

Rabbi I. L. RypinsW
Albert Sclialler

Ambrose Tighc

Grant Van Sant W
Charles E. Vasal

MINNEAPOLIS
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Russell M. Bennett Ma
\V. G. Calderwood

S. R. Child

Rev. J. M. Cleai'y
Rabbi S. N. Deina
C. W. Dorsett
\Villiam H. Eustis
\V. A. Frisbie
Edward C. Gale fl
George B. Leonar /../
Prof. Frank Nelson
Prof. Carl Schlenker.
Dr. Marion D. Shutter
I“. B. Snyder
Howard Strong
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W. E. McEwen

Luther MendenhaW T
Andrew Nelson

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E. A. Brown, Luverne

I. W. Daniels, St. Peter

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H. C. Miller, St. Peter
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403 Essex Bldg, Minneapolis
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Mrs. Eugenia B. Fariner,‘
Old Capitol, St. Paul
National Council,
Mrs. David F. Simpson, .
The Maryland, Minneapolis
Congressional,
Miss Florence Monahan _ _
3121 Emerson Ave. S., Minneapolis
Finance, Mrs. A. E. Zonne, .
910 Mt. Curve Ave., Minneapolis
Periodicals, Mrs. I. E. Rose,
705 Summit Ave., St. Paul
Legislative, MrS. J. “I. Andrews,
Mankato
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WOMAN‘S LIBERTY LOAN Mn. A. S. BALDWIN
COMMITTEE

Ehg Date is Today

Dear Friend:

Soldiers are fed and clothed by the government. Officers buy their
own clothing and pay for their own food. During the fiscal vear ended
June 30, 1918, the food for the army cost $425,000,000.00.

Feeding the soldier from the time he leaves home until he embarks
for Europe is a subject by itself, Feeding him on shipboard and overseas,
both in camp and on the firing line, is another.

A soldier‘s food for one day is called a ration. This ration con—
sists of twenty—seven different articles, which must be ready daily, and
they are ready. General Pershing reports that no man in France has had to
wait for a meal when that meal was due, and the same is true on this side.

The materials in the soldier's ration will stand the acid test. A
.Nothing second in grade is bought. Only the best of meat is procured and
it is handled in a central place in each camp by butchers; the cuts
are thus used to the best advantage and waste of bones and surplus fat
avoided. ,

Packers are required to can the best variety of fruits and vegeta-
bles and the Department has gone into those states where the finest grade
)f tomatoes, corn, onions, peas and beans are grown and has taken such
portions of the crop as were needed for army use.’ Last August 27,527,500
gpounds of potatoes and onions were furnished camps and cantonments in

,5this country; and during the eight months prior to June 5, 1918, about
‘ 75,000,000 cans bf tomatoes were used, enough to reach from the battle
front on the Marne to Linda, California, if they were-lined up end to end.'

, » m Dried and evaporated fruits form an important part;of the army
ration. Approximately 80,000,000 pounds of prunes, dried apples and““‘”*‘””
peaches, mostly from California, will be purchased from this year’s crop,
and California will also supply about 70,000,000 cans of apricots, peaches,
cherries and pears. The cherry seeds Will be saved for use in the manu—
facture of gas masks. Prunes have an honorable place on the soldier's
bill of fare. It 1as been proven that the prune has food value, fruit
value, tonic value, and value as a confection. Moreover it has been rec—
ommended by the Surgeon General of the army.

Lemon drops are the soldiers favorite candy and are made of pure
granulated sugar flavored with an emulsion from lemon rind. About 200,000
pounds have been furnished the army up to last August; this constitutes
fifteen per cent of the army candy supply.

At present the army is using 1,250,000 pounds of butter and 700,000
pounds of oleomargarine; As the season advances and butter becomes scarce
the amount of oleomargarine will be increased until the quantities are

, about even. From the first of January until the first of August, 1918,
more than 500,000,000 pounds of flour has been furnished for army use.
There has never been a meal Where the soldiers did not have bread. Our

(Over)

 

 men in service here have used a greater amount of substitutes than the
Food Administration has asked of the civ1lian trade.

Our soldiers in France have bread — plenty of it - made from one hun-
dred per cent wheat.

Soldiers love coffee and want it strong. Sixteen schools are in op—
eration nere and in France te aching them how to roast it and it is served
fresh each day. By thi.s method there is a saving to Un.cle Sam of two
cents on each pound. During the first seven months of the war 1,612,383
cans of cond.ensed milk were used, and to August 10.1918,225.000,000
pounds of sugar have been supplied.

It costs the goveriment about forty- five cents a day to feed a sol—
dier. The officers pay about 31.00 a day for their meals. The difference
between the table oi the soldier and the officer lies mostly in linen,
china and service.

Here is a day's ration take en at random from Camp Grant, Illinois:
Breakfast - Cornflakes with mill. cof‘fee with sugar and milk, scrambled
ease fried. potatoes and a sauce.
Dinner - Ceifee with. mill{ and sugar, beef tongue, baked potatoes, peas,
bread and butter. raisin sauce and pine apple cobbler.
Supper — Iced tea, bread and butter, cold roast beef, fried potatoes, rad-
ishes, onions, and corn.

Yours sincerely,

Director Speakers' Department.

 

 Smuthrrn $151125 Moment gmffragv annfprmrp

, KATE M. GORDON, President, AUDITORS
MRS' 0' F' ELLINGTON’ Rec. Sec y, 1800 Prytania Street, New Orleans, La. MRS. JAS. M. MCCORMACK,

721 W. _Morkham St., Little Rock, Ark. LAURA CLAY, Vice-President at Large, 107 Brown Arcade, Baltimore, Md.
MARIE LOUISE COLLENS, Co. Sec’y, Lexington, Ky. MRS. w. M. STONER, 2d Auditor,

1309 Berlm St, New Orleans, La. HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS 1538 Rhode Island Ave., Washington, D. C.

MRS. H. B. BARTLETT, Treasurer, MRS. OLIVER H. p_ BELMONT,
155 Audubon Boulevard, New Orleans, La. New York City

IDA PORTER—BOYER, Executive Sec’y, MRS. HELEN GARDINER, HEADQUARTERS:
419 Camp Street, New Orleans, La. Washington, D. C. NEW ORLEANS, LA.

6. I918

senator John sharp Hilliams.
Che Senate.
flashington D.G.

my dear Jenator williumc:

The Qrecs reported recently your suggestion of an amendmont to
Federal fiomcn suffrage Amendment making it apply to whigo women
only. uhilo this is not to be taken seriously it does indicate

in my opinion that the the woman suffrage situation 13 an issue tt
that the south must face and for that reason I am writing to

you and senator Guion asking for your support or a resolution

from Congress asking the the states to live up to the ylattorms
of both tho Democratic and Republican platforms of Iglé which
recommended ooman suffrage by state anactmcnt.

It appears some ouch action would be tho solution of the problem
and relieva the Democratic Party of tho the serious political
fiicadvantagc tmoy too new Placed in whether tho amendment is
submitted or not. In the event of submission while the ten—
sio “a removed frow the states where women votc.republican par~
tins ifiip can shift the rosponsibility to the democratic south
for non rotixication. and occurs national oolitical advantage
thereby.

Except in a faw cases of intense republicanism couple& with a
fonoticiam to confer bothe oolltical and sooial equality upon

the negro . the great rank and file of auffragists are looking to
the Federal Amendment to oscape the degradation of Amerifan wo-
men gleading for their suffrage righta at the hands of aliens

ana negroes. The only may I can reconcile mycelf to the southerg
woman who have alliqncd themaolves with this Federal Suffrage “
movement 13 a rave}: against tho attitude of our couthcra man

who hove left us the inferiors of negro men in our United states
Citizeaship.

The Southern states woman Suffrage Conference some such reso;ution
as I incloso would be a happy aolution of a political situation
which not only nenacos the Democratic forty but which will bi-
taliza the Ifith gmonfiment in its most dangerous form. Having con»
scripted the negro for war service . the difficulties of this
problom will be intensified in such a way that it will inquire
tho best atatemanship to maintain white cuprcmacy while exerting
ewery poworo o grotect this child and inferior raca from the

machinatiOHs of unscruoulouc politicians. Self protection" ought

 

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making of the Democratic Territory
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can Gaunt uyon yuur cu—egeration.

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of this Bemocrutic atronghold.

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 NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION

BRANCH OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

MRS. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT. PRESIDENT

IST VICE—PRESIDENT
MRS. STANLEY MCCORMICK. MASS,

2ND VICE—PRESIDENT

sts MARY GARRETT HAY. NEw YORK

3D VICEPRESIDENT
MRS. GUILFORD DUDLEY. TENN.

4TH VICE-PRESIDENT
MR5. RAYMOND BROWN. NEW YORK

5TH VICE-PRESIDENT
MR5. HELEN GARDENER.
WASHINGTON. D. C.

NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE
PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC.

MISS ESTHER G. OGDEN. PRESIDENT

I71 MADISON AVENUE. NEW YORK

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matter.

Emu our board

DR. ANNA HOWARD SHAW. HONORARY PRESIDENT

TREASURER
MRS. HENRY WADE ROGERS. CONN.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
MRS. FRANK J. SHULER. NEW YORK

RECORDING SECRETARY
MRS. HALSEY W. WILSON. NEW YORK

NANONAL HEADQUARTERS
TN MADSON AVENUE
NEW YORK
TELEPHONE. 4818 MURRAY HILL

PRESS DEPARTMENT
MISS ROSE YOUNG. CHAIRMAN
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Sincerely yours,

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DIRECTORS
MRS. CHARLES H. BROOKS. KANSAS
MRS. T. T. COTNAM. ARKANSAS
MRS. JAMES LEES LAIDLAW. NEw YORK
MRS. ARTHUR L. LIVERMORE. NEW YORK
MR5. NONIE B. MAHONEY. TEXAS
MISS ESTHER G. OGDEN. NEW YORK
DR. MARY SAFFORD. FLORIDA

MRS. HORACE C. STILWELL. INDIANA

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
MRS. MAUD woon PARK. CHAIRMAN

HEADQUARTERS
1626 RHODE ISLAND AVE.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

 

 J. G. WOOLFOLK
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE

LEXINGTON. KY5»
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 Richmond, Ky.
July 15th, I918.
Hr.floolfolk,

Lexington, Ky.

Dear Sir, .

Your letter ubout the boiler in I9I N.Mill, is just recuix
ceived. Miss Bryant tglaphonad to me; and as I do not reco;;ect
ever paying for a boiler in that house I shall not think it is
my job until I see the pluhber's reCeipt, which I shall look:pp
as soon as possible. However, I referred her to you, and I sill
be satisfied with your decision.

I had no acquaintance with the Bryants until they rentj.

that house; and I am depending strictly on you for their kins:

financial responsibility. In June I wrote to Miss Bryant that
i had heavy bills to pay; and asked her to pay the month's rent

in advance, according to contract. She paid no attention to that,
and I had to borrow money to pay GXPQESQS I ought to have had my
rent to pay. She did not pay the rent for June until two wedks
aftnr it was due. If you had not written me that the boiler s loke~
1y to cause damage I would decline to make expensiva repairs or imp
provements until the contract for paying rent was complied win. ins
That lease runs out the 25th of August, and if Miss Bryant is not
able or willing to comply strictly with the terms for payment I am
not Willing to renew the lgase. Jill you kindly have an understand;
ing with her, and let me know her dqcision at once.

Vary sincnrnly yours,

 

 finuthm‘n fitatm Woman gmfi’ragv (11:1aner

KATE M. GORDON, President, AUDITORS
MRS- 0- F- ELLINGTON, Rec. Sec’y, 1800 Prytania Street, New Orleans, La. MRS. JAS. M. MCCORMACK,

. ‘ ,Ak _ .
721 W. Morkham St , Lntle ROCk r LAURA CLAY, Vice—Presrdent at Large, 107 Brown Arcade, Baltxmore, Md'
MARIE LOUISE COLLENS, Co. Sec’y, Lexington, Ky. MRS. w, 1v], STONER, 2d Auditor,

1309 Berlin Stu New Orleans, 143- HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS 1538 Rhode Island Ave.,Wash1ngton, D. C.

MRS. H. B. BARTLETT, Treasurer, MRS. OLIVER H, P, BELMONT,
155 Audubon Boulevard, New Orleans, La. New York City

IDA PORTER-BOYER, Executive Sec’y, MRS. HELEN GARDINER, HEADQUARTERS:
419 Camp Street, New Orleans, La. Washington, D. C. NEW ORLEANS, LA.

July 19. £9£8

Senator Villiam 3 Boron,
Washington. 3.6

My dear senator Borah:

Before touching on the business which in the flurgOSE of this lat-
ter , it may be necessary to rcminu you of a little interview I
had with you in fiaehington in 19:5 on the objects of the couthern
Conference and our mutual belief that the Federal amendment men-
acod the best interests of woman suffrage inasmuch a" it involved
as with the rose issue. However. as to my sfianding anc integrity
of puroose to advance the bests interest of woman surfrage I refer
you to your brother and his hife for my standing in How Orleans.

gnawing our ocriect accord on Lhe tomun suffrage uuestion i am
writing to as: your oninion &s a friend of nemon suffrage , u