NAWSA Gen. Corresp. Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission National League of Women Voters Regional Directors ____________ First Region Miss Katharine Ludington 55 Pratt Street, Hartford, Conn. Second Region Mrs. F. Louis Slade 37 West 59th St., New York Third Region Miss Della Dortch Newstead Apts., Nashville, Tenn. Fourth Region Miss Elizabeth J. Hauser Girard, Ohio Fifth Region Mrs. James Paige 420 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis, Minn. Seventh Region Mrs. C. B. Simmons 495 Heights Terrace, Portland, Ore. Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc. a/c $15,000 Pledge May 12th - Appro. Mar., April & May @ $850 per month $2,550.00 June 15 Appro. June & July 1,700.00 Aug. 21 " Aug. 850.00 Sept. 18 " Sept. 850.00 Oct. 11 " Oct. 850.00 Nov. 11 " Nov. 850.00 Dec. 9 " Dec. 850.00 8,500.00 Salary Mrs. Boyd April 1st to Dec. 31st - 9 months @ $300.00 2,700.00 Salary Miss Halsey May $150.00 June 150.00 July 150.00 Aug. 150.00 600.00 Sent to Washington for Sal. Steno Oct. $150.00 Nov. 150.00 Dec. 150.00 450.00 $12,250.00 January [?], 1921 Appro. January $850.00 Sal. Steno. 150.00 Would have gone to Mrs. Boyd 300.00 1,300.00 13,550.00 $ 1150.00 Peru, Indiana. 2/23 1921 Received of Leslie W. S. Commission Eleven hundred fifty & 00/100 DOLLARS FOR February payment National League of Woman Voters BY Marie Stuart Edward TREASURER No. 292 $1000.00 Treasurer's Office Minneapolis, Minn., 8-13, 1921 [Organization Headquarters, Peru, Indiana.] Received of Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc. One Thousand and no/100....DOLLARS FOR August appropriation. No. 470 National League of Women Voters Henriette T. McKnight, Treas. Per H. $1000.00 Treasurer's Office Minneapolis, 9-19, 1921 [Organization Headquarters, Peru, Indiana.] Received of Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission- One Thousand & no/100-----DOLLARS [FOR] Appropriation for September- No. 492 National League of Women Voters Henriette T. McKnight, Treas. H. $1000.00 Treasurer's Office Minneapolis, Minn. 11-7, 1921 [Organization Headquarters, Peru, Indiana.] Received of Leslie Woman Suffrage Com., Inc. One Thousand & no/100---DOLLARS FOR Appropriation for Novembr No. 176 National League of Women Voters Henriette T. McKnight, Treas. H. Thank you. $1000.00 Treasurer's Office Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 10, 1921 Received of Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc. ... One Thousand and no/100....DOLLARS FOR month of December. No. 196 National League of Women Voters Henriette T. McKnight, Treas. H. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TREASURER'S OFFICE 343 EAST 50TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY No. 269 Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission 171 Madison Avenue New York THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF YOUR CONTRIBUTION FOR THE SUPPORT OF ITS WORK. --ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS IN FULL PAYMENT OF PLEDGE OF $5,000 MADE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR APRIL 1922-APRIL 1923. January 10, 1923 M. Louise Griffith Asst TREASURER. January 10, 1923. 19__ Received of Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc. Two thousand five hundred 00/100..... 100 Dollars One-half of $5,000. pledged by the Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission if the National League of Women Voters raised $95,000. making the total amount raised $100,000. $2,500.00/100 Challenge Bond National League of Women Voters M. Louise Griffith Asst Treas NATIONAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TREASURER'S OFFICE 343 EAST 50TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY No. 290 Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc. 171 Madison Avenue, New York THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF YOUR CONTRIBUTION FOR THE SUPPORT OF ITS WORK -- TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS COVERING PAYMENT OF ONE HALF OF $5000 PLEDGED BY THE LESLIE WOMAN SUFFRAGE COMMISSION IF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS RAISED $95,000, MAKING THE TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED $100,000. January 26, 1923 M. Louise Griffith Asst TREASURER. National League of Women Voters Treasurer's Office 343 East 50th Street, New York City No. 326 Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission New York City The National League of Women Voters acknowledges receipt of your contribution for the support of its work. - one thousand dollars on account of pledge. Feb. 16, 1923 M. Louise Griffith Asst Treasurer. National League of Women Voters Treasurer's Office 343 East 50th Street, New York City No. 448 Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc. New York City The National League of Women Voters acknowledges receipt of your contribution for the support of its work. - One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, balance due on pledge. March 31, 1923 M. Louise Griffith Asst Treasurer. National League of Women Voters Treasurer's Office 343 East 50th Street, New York City No. 616 Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc. June 18th, 1923 The National League of Women Voters acknowledges receipt of your check for $1,250.00 contribution for the support of its work. part payment of Pledge. M. Louise Griffith Asst Treasurer. Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc. President Carrie Chapman Catt Vice-President Mary Garrett Hay Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. Thomas B. Wells Directors Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker .... Texas Mrs. Raymond Robins ..... Illinois Directors Mrs. F. Louis Slade .... New York Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton .... Ohio Telephone: 6770 Ashland 171 Madison Avenue New York July 19, 1929 [*Copy to members of Commission*] To Mrs. Slade, President Citizen Corporation and Mrs. Brown, Manager Woman's Journal At the Leslie Woman Woman Suffrage Commission which met July 17th, the following resolution was passed unanimously: WHEREAS, the Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, Inc., majority stockholder of The Woman's Journal, has repeatedly voted to dissolve the Citizen Corporation for lack of money and has now tried every expedient to keep it going, be it RESOLVED: That unless an acceptance offer from parties now unknown is made to take over the Journal, the Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission requests the President of the Woman's Citizen Corporation to call a meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of considering dissolution in sufficient time to announce the dissolution during this current year, the date being dependent upon the number of issues which can be paid for by the amount of money available, be it further RESOLVED: That the Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission ratify the Board of Directors of the Woman's Journal as authorized to serve until dissolution shall take place. This resolution was drawn after questions concerning its interpretation had been asked of Miss. Kenyon. Therefore, I may interpret the resolution. When the majority of the stockholders of any corporation demands that a stockholders' meeting shall be held it must be held and no officer or minority has any right to refuse to call it. According to this resolution, therefore, it will be the duty of Mrs. Slade to LESLIE WOMAN SUFFRAGE COMMISSION, INC. PRESIDENT CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT VICE-PRESIDENT MARY GARRETT HAY SECRETARY AND TREASURER MRS. THOMAS B. WELLS DIRECTORS MRS. PERCY V. PENNYBACKER....TEXAS MRS. RAYMOND ROBINS......ILLINOIS DIRECTORS MRS. F. LOUIS SLADE.....NEW YORK MRS. HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON....OHIO TELEPHONE: 677O ASHLAND 171 Madison Avenue NEW YORK, -2- call the stockholders' meeting for the purpose of the consideration of dissolution at such time as Mrs. Brown is willing to have the word "dissolution" mentioned. Mrs. Brown informed us that she had very nearly enough money and probably would have all that was necessary to publish the paper up to and through the December issue. It occurs to me that another handicap to dissolution might occur in the promise of some money to run a little longer. According to our resolution it is impossible to pass over the order for a stockholder's meeting upon this ground. The majority stock has only authorized the paper to continue until December without consideration of dissolution. In the event, therefore, that someone comes forward and offers some money what will be the state of the affair then? After consulting Miss Kenyon again I give my own and, I believe, her opinion. The meeting must positively be called unless some counter proposal is made upon which we may take a vote by mail. When I told Miss Wald of the resolution which we had passed concerning the change of place on our books of the Citizen stock she told me that she feels certain the auditor will not be willing to audit such a report because it is not strictly in accord with the facts. No auditor would admit that any stock was really valueless. I have not myself seen the auditor as he was busy yesterday when I was in town but it set me thinking. There is another alternative which can divorce the Leslie Commission from the Citizen as Mrs. Brown so much wishes to do and that is that someone shall buy the stock of the Citizen. We cannot give it away for there is no responsible body to whom we can give it. The amount of stock which must be now about 4,000 shares outstanding is a ridiculous amount for a paper to hold as a liability. Therefore, if someone will buy the stock of the Leslie Commission we can accept it and sever our connection. The person or persons who buy will have a majority stock. Those persons could then reorganize the Citizen, as Miss Kenyon proposes. LESLIE WOMAN SUFFRAGE COMMISSION, INC. PRESIDENT CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT VICE-PRESIDENT MARY GARRETT HAY SECRETARY AND TREASURER MRS. THOMAS B. WELLS DIRECTORS MRS. PERCY V. PENNYBACKER....TEXAS MRS. RAYMOND ROBINS......ILLINOIS DIRECTORS MRS. F. LOUIS SLADE.....NEW YORK MRS. HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON....OHIO TELEPHONE: 677O ASHLAND 171 Madison Avenue NEW YORK, -3- with a small number of stockholders and start off afresh with the benefactors they have been able to find. I do not know that anyone is willing to pay anything for stock which has no chance of coming into real value. The only thing about the Citizen which is valuable from the standpoint of a sale is its good will and its subscription list. When we bought the Citizen we paid $50,000 for its debts upon supposition that we were saving an institution that was indispensible to the Suffrage Campaign and securing an asset in the way of good will. From the same point of view, if there are those who wish to carry on they should also pay something for the stock. We did not discuss this question nor what price we would fix upon it. Would you be willing to sell it at ten cents per share? I believe our holdings are worth $250,200 face value. (I am dictating at home and I find the financial statement is not at hand.) If this is correct, at ten cents we would receive $2,502. Will the members of the Commission kindly reply at once and let me know whether or not they would be willing to sell at this price or, if not, at what price? CCC/EM [*I believe you have fled to the Adrionddacks and I am sorry to bother you. I thought Mrs Brown reconciled to this procedure but I fear she is not and that obstacles will appear. If that obstacle is an Angel, we shall all be glad. Most Cordially Carrie Chapman Catt*] July 19, 1929. Dear Mrs. Catt: I want to let you know at once about the Citizen meeting today when Harriet Wells and I reported once more the situation as regards the Leslie and its support of the Citizen. It is perfectly understood by the Citizen board that the Leslie Corporation is to be dissolved and that the final payment of $2,000.00 completes the contributions made by the Leslie to the Citizen, with the exception of the $5,000.00 held by the Leslie to wind up the Citizen's affairs. There were present: Mrs. Wells, Mrs. George Ford, Mrs. Ellis Philips, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hepburn, myself, and Miss Roderick, without a vote. After a great deal of discussion it was decided that in fairness to Mrs. Brown she should be allowed to complete her three year plan, as she has sufficient pledges to make this financially possible. It was understood that the December number should be given almost entirely to a celebration of the sixty years of the magazine's existence, and everyone was enthusiastic about this idea of yours. It was also decided that a meeting of the stock holders should be called some time this autumn to consider what should be the next step. Mrs. Hepburn is more enthusiastic about the Citizen and is very eager to have it continue. I think we made it plan to her that if the magasine is continued, two things would have to be done. First: the corporation would have to be reorganized and the stock put on a no par value basis, and this could only be done by a two thirds vote at a stock holders' meeting called for this purpose. This would mean that any such reorganization on must have the approval of the Leslie Commission, for without that nothing could be done. -2- Second: a financial underwriting to take the place of the Leslie underwriting would have to be assured. At this point, Mrs. Hepburn said she was prepared to become the chairman of a finance committee and that she would personally undertake to see that the Citizen was underwritten until next July, at least. No action of any sort was taken on this question and it was put over to a meeting of the board of directors to be held on Thursday September 12th. It was a joy to see you so wonderfully well. It is even worth going to Berlin without you if it has this result. Affectionately yours, Caroline Alade Number 149 Shares 10 Incorporated under the laws of the state of New York Woman Citizen Corporation The corporation is authorized to issue 5,000 shares of stock without nominal or par value. This certifies that Mrs. F. Louis Slade is the owner of Ten (10) Shares of the Capital Stock of Woman Citizen Corporation Full Paid and Non-Assessable transferable on the books of this Corporation in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. In Witness Whereof, the said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officers and its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed this 20th day of April A.D. 1931. Mrs Ellis L Phillip Secretary-Treasurer Caroline Slade President. For Value Received,_____ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto _______________ ______________ Shares of the Capital Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________ Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated_______19___ In presence of _____________ NOTICE, THE SIGNATURE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. CERTIFICATE FOR 10 SHARES OF THE Women Citizen Corporation ISSUED TO Mrs. F. Louis Slade DATED 4/10/31 Number 144 Shares 5 Incorporated under the laws of the state of New York Woman Citizen Corporation The corporation is authorized to issue 5,000 shares of stock without nominal or par value. This certifies that Mrs. F. Louis Slade is the owner of Five (5) shares of the Capital Stock of Woman Citizen Corporation Full Paid and Non-Assessable transferable on the books of this Corporation in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. In Witness Whereof, the said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by its duty authorized officers and its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed this 25th day of April A.D. 1931 Mrs Ellis L Phillip Secretary-Treasurer Caroline Slade President. For Value Received,_____ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto _______________ ______________ Shares of the Capital Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________ Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated_______19___ In presence of _____________ NOTICE, THE SIGNATURE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. CERTIFICATE FOR 5 SHARES OF THE Woman Citizen Corporation ISSUED TO Mrs. F. Louis Slade DATED April 28-1931 Number 58 Shares Incorporated under the laws of the state of New York Woman Citizen Corporation The corporation is authorized to issue 5,000 shares of stock without nominal or par value. This certifies that Caroline McCormick Slade is the owner of Twenty (20) shares of the Capital Stock of Woman Citizen Corporation Full Paid and Non-Assessable transferable on the books of this Corporation in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. In Witness Whereof, the said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officers and its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed this Fifteenth day of January A.D. 1930 Carrie [?] Secretary-Treasurer Caroline McCormick Slade President. J. Meyers, Inc., 301 B’way, N.Y. For Value Received,_____ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto _______________ ______________ Shares of the Capital Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________ Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated_______19___ In presence of _____________ NOTICE, THE SIGNATURE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. CERTIFICATE FOR 20 SHARES OF THE Woman Citizen Corporation ISSUED TO Caroline McCormick Slade DATED January 15, 1930 Main Office: 45 Boutwell Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL and SUFFRAGE NEWS 585 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts Telephone: Back Bay 4717 Contributing Editors Mary Johnston Stephen S. Wise Josephine Peabody Marks Zona Gale Florence Kelley Witter Bynner Contributing Editors Ben B. Lindsey Caroline Bartlett Crane Ellis Meredith Mabel Craft Deering Eliza Calvert Hall Reginald Wright Kauffman Assistant Editor Henry Bailey Stevens Editor-in-Chief Alice Stone Blackwell Managing Editor Agnes E. Ryan August 5, 1916 [*Copy of letter and data sent to Mrs. Catt MR (Agnes Ryan)*] Dear Mrs. Catt: Miss Blackwell has asked me to give you some information about the Journal, and I am sorry to be so late in sending it to you. We have moved to the wonderful place which used to be the home of Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell and its size and the work of moving and getting settled, added to our regular work and some necessary advance work, have made it impossible to write before -- particularly as my financial statements for each month and year were shipped by some one else and I could not put my hand on them in this big place after the cramped quarters in the Boston office. I enclose what you asked for and shall be glad to give you any further data you wish. Yours sincerely, [*Agnes Ryan*] Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt 2 West 86th Street New York City, New York [*Agnes Ryan to Mrs. Catt w W J Figures*] 1. Trial Balance for June, 1916, enclosed. 2. Paid circulation for June, 1916, 37,682 each week. 3. Mailed at printing office? Yes. 4. Indebtedness on June 30, 1916, $28,105. Legacies payable, 1916, $5,000 Accounts receivable* 7,558 Cash on hand 422 --------- $12,980 Net indebtedness.............................$15,185 *It is not possible to say how much of this is good. Our business is usually slow but reasonably sure. 5. Loss each year Year Loss Stock Donations Real Loss 1915 $12,439 $6,473 $1,200 $20,113 1914 3,133 5,252 2,600 10,985 1913 3,579 2,736 3,900 10,215 1912 4,813 3,049 500 8,362 *The year 1915 was the first in which we risked anything in the way of capital in developing the paper's possibilities. The rise in the cost of paper stock and the delayed collection of our bills also helped increase the loss for the year. 6. Number of paid employes, 23 7. Salary of each: 1 managing editor, business manager, etc., $250 monthly 1 managing editor, business manager, etc., $40 weekly 2 7. Salary of each (continued): 1 advertising manager...$50 weekly 1 advertising solicitor ... 20" 1 bookkeeper ... 20" 1 circulation manager ...15" 3 editorial assistants ...Each...12" 3 circulation assistants ...Each..12" 1 stenographer...11" 9 clerke/multigraph operator and stenographers...Each...10" 1 order clerk...9" 1 telephone girl...9" 1 tabulating clerk, etc...9" 8.Volunteers: 1 editor-in-chief $100 worth per month of A.E.R. Hundreds of workers outside of the office who secure subscriptions, send papers and send editorial matter. Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.