Catt, Carrie Chapman GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Gannett, Mrs. William C. May 31, 1918 Mrs. William C. Gannett, 3 Berkeley St., Cambridge, Mass. My dear Mrs. Gannett: The enclosed letters were forwarded to me by Mrs. Maud Wood Park a day or two ago. You perhaps remember that I made a great effort to get hold of Mrs. Catt and even at that very busy time for her asked for an opportunity for Mrs. Root to explain her scheme and have it coordinated with the efforts to get the Federal Amendment. Mrs. Park arranged with considerable effort to have Mrs. Root not only see Mrs. Catt but to have her the guest of the house at 1626 Rhode Island Avenue in Washington. As you know, very few people can be taken in that way. If they had arranged for this and written Mrs. Root to that effect, they received the second letter. They never knew any explanation and were exceedingly surprised. I must confess that I was a good deal disturbed to think that I should have asked a favor of this kind and it should have been turned down so lightly. If you have any knowledge of why this was, do share it with me. I should be glad to have you read Mrs. Catt's letters at your convenience. I hope you are coming to the meeting Saturday night in the Boston Opera House. It really is to be wonderful. Cordially yours, [?] A. Johnson Chairman Executive Board. (Mrs. Lewis Jerome Johnson) Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.