NAWSA GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE JohNsoN, Ethel M. [*to Edna Stantial*] The College Club 40 Commonwealth Avenue Boston August 27-1943 Dear Mrs. Stantial: Enclosed is check for $1.12 for 4 copies & 10 programs - including postage. I enjoyed very much the meeting on Thursday & especially the dinner with Mrs. Park. Congratulations on your very efficient work in planning the [?engagement?] Sincerely Ethel M Johnson 192 Marlboro St July 28 - 1913 Mr. Henry B. Stenne 585 Boylston St Boston, Mass. Dear Sir, - I hope that you will use "Mrs. Dooly on Anti-Suffrage" in the Journal if you think it is worth while. I dd not expect pay for it when I submitted it. I should like to be of some assistance in the suffrage work, and as I can't, as yet be of financial aid, I should be glad to help with my pen. Very truly yours Ethel M. Johnson J Dear Alice Stone Blackwell: Thank you for the Easter Greetings, and for your beautiful [verses?]. That bring a message of courage and hope. As I moved a few months ago I lost some of my mail. What I missed most was your Christmas card. For your cards are not the conventional ones, but intimate messages of personal valor, inspiration and love. May the joy of the Easter season be with you throughout the year. With affectionate regards Ethel M. Johnson April 2—1944 Apartment 52, The Concord New Hampshire Avenue N.W. Washington DC. THE COLLEGE CLUB 40 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE BOSTON. Dear Miss Blackwell:- It seems to me outrageous that you should be- subjected to a law suit because of your public spirited action in protesting against turning a dangerous criminal loose upon society. I know that the many people who love and respect you you feel the same. Can I be of assistance in any way? If so please let me know. With all kind regards Ethel M. Johnson January 8. 1928 Ethel Johnson 2 WASHINGTON, D. C. 1443 Chapin St. N.W. [?] March 28—1950 Dear Mrs. Park:— Thank you for sending me the Easter card which Alice Stone Blackwell prepared shortly before her death. She was one the great women of the United States. Enclosed is a small contribution to the Memorial Fund. Sometime I should like to attempt a portrait sketch of Miss Blackwell. However, you are much better Independent Woman, "Lady Ulysses." Perhaps when I am in New England next summer I may have the pleasure of seeing you and talking with you about this suggested. With kind regards Sincerely Ethel M. Johnson qualified to do that than I am. In the matter of a biography, it should certainly be someone like yourself. I have done a number of brief sketches. I think that I may have sent you a copy of one on the late Ambassador John Gilbert Winant. It was entitled, "The Mr. Winant I Knew." That came out in the South Atlantic Quarterly. Last spring I had one on Ruth Woodsmall in the Dear Miss Blackwell:- Your lovely Christmas message came and was much appreciated, and thank you dear friend many times. Have been so busy with the sick did not send any cards this Christmas. Nurses are so scarce and hard to get! and I am so thankful God has given me the strength to care for those in need. Was 70 years old the 4th of July. And am able to care for the sick every day, and I am so thankful to be able to do my bit in this War torned world. But God is still ruling the nations and will bring peace and good will out of all this chaos. This picture of the Dakato Race was my husband's favorite God's richest blessing rest upon you through this New Year and always Sincerely, Mrs Johnson The College Club 40 Commonwealth Avenue Boston December 13, 1931 Dear Miss Blackwell:- Thank you for your Christmas card with its beautiful message. The quotation from Lincoln is one that I love - especially. I hope that you will have a happy Christmas and New Year. With kindest personal regards. Sincerely yours. Ethel M. Johnson [*Ethel M. Johnson*] Apartment 52, The Concord New Hampshire Avenue N.W. Washington (9), D.C. July 16, 1944 Dear Mrs. Park:- It is nearly a year since that meeting at Redcliffe when you presented the Suffrage collection to the College. I have gone back in memory many times to that pleasant afternoon and evening, the speeches, the pictures. the dinner party which you arranged and the reminiscences. It was I think a very fine and constructive idea of yours to make that collection on woman suffrage and women's waok available though the College. Shortly after I returned to Washington from that meeting in Cambridge, I received a cable from London inviting me to come to the United States Embassy to work with Mr. Winant. I was supposed to go over last fall; but there were delays and some mishaps including a letter of instructions from London that never reached me. The matter was not cleared up until Mr. Winant was over here in May. It was then arranged that I would go over this summer. All the many details have been completed now except that I haven't as yet received my pass port and the word from the State Department that priority has been secured. I may leave in a few days; or it may be a few weeks still before I get off. I had such a nice note from Miss Blackwell in the early spring. She is a very wonderful woman. I have always admired her great ability and her strength of character. Now I admire her courage and her kindly interest in others. I trust that you are well; and that you will have a pleasant summer. Sometime I hope to be able to take advantage of your kind invitation to call on you. But I suspect that it won't be now until the War is over. With kind regards, Sincerely, Ethel M. Johnson 1581 Young Avenue Clearwater, Florida February 6, 1960 Dear Edna: Thank yo u for your very interesting letter. No; you had not written these details before. And congratulations on getting so near your goal. I am enclosing a tiny contribution towards completing your goal. I'd send a follow up letter to Dr. Hamilton. She may have overlooked the first one. Andkeep after Jennie Loitman Barron until she gets the appointment with Charles Wyzanski. Yes; she had become quite famous. And so much came to her within a year! Well, she deserves it. She has worked hard and has shown sympathy and understanding in her work; and of course she is very able. P erhaps Anna Weinstock Schneider can get Pearl Katz Wise to contribute. I think that would be a good approach. I think that Mrs. Rantoul will help through a contribution. I thought that Jeannette Rankin had passed away. Probably I am mistaken. Am glad to hear that Mrs. Blanche Ames is still active. What is her address, please? I should like to write to her. She was chairman of the Congressional Committee of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association and I was the Secretary. I enjoyed working with her very much. No, I hadn't heard about the death of Mrs. Rotch or that of Mrs. DeNormandie, or about the condition of Mrs. Fearing. Is Mrs. Bagley still living, I wonder; and Mrs. Trueworthy White? I am here in Florida for a few weeks but shall return to Washington before the end of the month. Sincerely, Ethel Johnson 201 Eighth Street, N.E. Apt. 31 Washington 2, D.C. May 12, 1959 Dear EdnaStantial: After receiving your letter, I talked with Miss Helmes, Miss Winifred G. Helmes, of the Women's Bureau. She is now attached to the office of one of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor. She tells me that the Department has no funds or grants for research work. Some time ago she was looking into the papers of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell; but on her own she is a historian. Miss Mary Anderson is still living and I think has an apartment at The Allies Inn 1703 New York Avenue, N.W. Is that the address you have for her? Perhaps a follow up letter might bring results. You seem to be doing well with Mrs. Park's book. When you receive the contribution from Mrs. Shouse, that may pretty nearly complete what you need. How nice that Jennie Loitman Barron was chosen the country's Mother of the Year! That with her recent appointment as a judge of the Superior Court of Suffolk Counter gives her quite a boost. You ask if I remember Mrs. Hutchins. I have a faint recollection of some one of that name Was she a rather stout lady? I did not get to know her, just saw her in the office. Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Park, Miss Blackwell and Mrs. Trueworthy White were the one I knew best. Mrs. Ames was Chairman of the Congressional Committee, and I was the Secretary. I had the pleasant task of interviewing the Massachusetts Senators and Congressmen to see if they had changed their position on woman suffrage. It was gre at fun. And it was delightful working with Mrs. Ames. I became very fond of her. Is her address still North Easton? Good luck to you in your work? And best wishes for success, Ethel Johnson INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION Washington Office 734 Jackson Place Washington, D.C. October 22, 1940 Mrs. Louise Jerome Johnson Women's Centennial Congress 21 Ashmont Street Melrose, Mass. Dear Mrs. Johnson: Thank you for your kind letter of October 21st, informing me that Miss Martha S. Kimball has named me as a representative from New Hampshire to the Women's Centennial Congress and inviting me to attend. I appreciate the invitation as I am very much interested in the Congress and I shall be happy to accept. With kind regards, Sincerely yours, Ethel M. Johnson Ethel M. Johnson Director Washington Branch EMJ: ac P-54A Greetings May Christmas Happiness abide With those about your fireside, And may a Happy New Year bring The very best of everything! with kindest personal regards, Ethel M. Johnson (over) My Christmas greetings and good wishes to a very gallant lady whose determination, ability and courage has contributed much to overcoming prejudice and injustice. I trust that you are well and happy. I know that you have many friends, a warm interest in people and their problems, rich memories, and a serene and beautiful philosophy. For you I wish a happy Christmas; and for all, a happier New Year - a New Year that may bring peace upon earth, good will to men. Sincerely Ethel M. Johnson November 27-1944 M. Wexten. NOËL NOËL NOËL With Every Good Wish for Christmas and the New Year and kindest personal regards to my great woman from Ethel M. Johnson Dec. 1943 Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.