NAWSA SUBJECT FILE College Equal Suffrage League Report of the Banquet Committee I. Speakers. Hon. John D. Long regretted. Mr. Basil King as well owing to absence abroad, but said he "might say a few words for us at some later date." Mr. Frank Palmer Speare, Director of the Y.M.C.A. Polytechnic School, recommended by Miss Munsterberg and approved by Mrs. Spear, but not as yet approached. Is it the pleasure of the board? [Referred to Miss Munsterberg's Letter.] II. Prices have been obtained from:20th Century and Boston Art Club. Also the following hotels: Copley-Plaza, Tuileries, and Somerset. As the Art Club and Somerset seemed the best offers, Mrs. Spear asked for menus from both. These are submitted with this report. Mrs. Spear would like to say that in asking for these menus she stated that she would like approximate menus for the last of October. Probably neither place could be held to exactly the menu offered [now] at date of his report,- August 29. Mrs. Spear would also like to call attention to the fact that the estimates for both places are for a fixed number. This ,although Mrs. Spear did not definitely state numbers. In fact to the Art Club she copiously explained why it was impossible to state numbers in advance. She fears that in the event of the numbers falling short of the estimates these price quotations may not hold good. (She has reason to believe that The Art Club served a supper to the Boston Authors Club for $1.00) III. In case of the continuance of this committee the chairman would like definite instructions with regard A. to speakers B.to method of announcing the banquet and making certain of payments. She suggests calling for cheques and self-address,stamped envelops before a fixed date. No late comers received. C.to date of banquet and hour. D.to course of action if the place chosen should refuse to serve a smaller number at prices now given. Respectfully submitted by the Chairman, Edith Taylor Spear. 27,Walker St. Cambridge, Tel: 4277 W August 29, 1913. Report of The Meeting of The League held February 17th, 1914 The meeting was held as planned, in the New England Cornelius Club Rooms beginning at 2 o'clock. There was a business meeting on which Thirty- one members were present. At Three-fifteen Mrs. James Westley White Sang, accompanied by Mrs. Carl Cuaron (Eva Bartlett [Leacy?]) at 3. 30 Miss Marjorie Young, President of the Junior Equal Suffrage League announced The play "Press Cuttings" by Bernard Shaw which members of The Junior League therefore presented is most creditable manner. Refreshments in the form of tea and fancy crackers were served. The Expenses were as follows: Rooms 12.00 Fee of maid 1.00 Refreshments 1.50 Notices - printing 4.75 (including notice of raising dues and list of officers) Envelopes 5.25 $24.50 Eleanor Piper, Chairman Miss Helen Reed Miss Margarete Neüusterberg 9. Mrs. Wm. E. Birdsall 118 Newtonville Ave., Newtonville. Tel New. N. 183-1 Mrs. S. L. Eaton, 340 Lake Ave., Newton Highlands. Tel. New. S. 145-2 Miss Margaret Burnham Tel. Bk. 3005-4 Mrs. Benj F. Pitman Tel. Bk. 433 Mrs. Margaret Stone, [75 St. Paul St., Brookline] Charlestown Navy Yard [] Charlestown Mass Mrs. Ellen F. Adams 61 Washington Ct., Cambridge Tel. Cam. 23425 Mrs. Arthur Doane 44 Francis Street, Brookline. Tel. Bk. 2214-5 Mrs. Gertrude B. Newall, Tel. Bk. 746-2 10. Mrs. H. A. Hay Winthrop Mrs. Theresa Crowley. 7 Marshall Terrace, Brookline Tel. Bk. 1176-3 Mrs. Hartley Dennett Framingham, Mass. Mrs. G. W. Blackwell, 9 Clement Circle, Cambridge. Tel. Cam. 742-1 Mrs. Lincoln Chase Tel. Bk. 1228 Mrs. H H. Darling, 22 Kuffer St., Brookline Tel. Bk. 1637-4 Mrs. Clough 24 Mt. Vernon St., Boston Tel. Hay. 2178 Miss Maud Gaudell 321 Beacon Street, Boston 11. Mrs A. R. Marsh 213 Hilliard St Cambridge Tel Cam . 2137-1 Miss Foley 102 Shirley St. Dorchester Mrs P. A. Mier, Box 80, Arlington Heights Miss Elirell, X 1977 Centre Street, W. Roxbury. Miss Edith M. Haynes, X 22 Rosseter St., Dorchester. Tel. Dor. 2304-1 [Miss Nic Clure], Mrs. John G. Jack, X Forest Hills St., Jamaica Plains Tel Jam P. [792-3] 1887-3 Miss Fay Collins, X 7 Warrenton St., Boston Tel. B.B. 2356 Mrs. Arthur Gay X 110 Highland St., West Newton Tel. W. New. 431-4 12. * = specially good. Miss Edith May X Tappan Street, Brookline Tel. Bk. 1837-3 Mrs. J. Lovell Little, Jr., Goddard Ave, Brookline Tel. Bk. 2259-2 Mrs. Franklin Walter, Jr., X Winthrop Road, Brookline Tel Bk. 2034-2 Mrs. James A Parker, Warren Street, Brookline Tel. Bk. 2263 Mrs G. H. Page Hawthorn Rd., Brookline Tel. Bk. 1076-1 Mrs. Chapman New Winthrop Hotel, Winthrop Mrs. Barnes 340 Lake Avenue, Newton Hds. Miss Lola Hatfield X Drabbington Lodge, Hendall Green Tel. Waltham 21219 13 # = specially good Mrs. G. H. Ellison, 4 Pomeroy St., Allston Mrs. Irving Findley, 310 Faneuil St., Allston # Mrs. Charles Baldwin, 1200 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Tel. Bk. 1563-5 Mrs. Frank Davis, 55 Brentwood St., Allston Mrs. J. E. Gallegher, 96 Franklin St., Allston Mrs. Ella Matter, 35 Webster Street, Allston Mrs. Arthur Mutty, 33 Allston Heights, Allston # Mrs. Mabel Crawford, 596 Cambridge St., Allston Tel. Brighton 515-2 Rev. Ada C. Bolles, Gloucester, Mass. Dr. Lerooker, Marlboro, Mass. 14 Miss Gertrude Stephenson Miss ? 50 Atlanta St., Muthrofe (Herald) Mrs. Pauline Hartstone, 15 Orleny Road, Brookline Tel. Bk. 2556-2 Mrs. Millard D. Tripp 23 Boyd Street, Newton Mrs. Fred Young, 41 Central Ave., Newtonville Tel. N. N, 668-6 Mrs. Mary Hone, 77 Fairoaks Ave., Newtonville Tel. N. N. 921-1 Mrs. James Ningate, 11 Oakridge Road, Auburndale Tel. N. W. 446 Mrs. F. B. Sampson, 13 St. James St., Newton Tel. N. N. 809-4 Mrs. Clara Hogan, 27 Pearl Street, Watertown 15 Mrs. Mary Warren 15 Murray St., Wakefield Mrs. Emily L. Merrill, 3 Trull St., Dorchester Feb. Dor. 1246-4 X Miss Emily Shepard, 124 Ransom Rd., Brookline Feb. Bk. 65 Miss Lucy L. Spudbury Feb. Dor. 1731-1 Sarah A. Richards X Office of Supreme Ct. Reporters Miss Carolina Liveau, X 99 State Street, Boston Feb. Fort Hill 1040 Miss Ruth Putman X 25 Bossiter St., Dorchester Miss June T. Young, X Columbia Road, Dorchester Mrs. Wm. Wheelright, Feb. Jan., P. 1087-3 16 Misses Barber, X Feb. Jan. P. 1208-4 Miss Marguerite Whitcomb, X Feb. Jan. 1193-1 Miss Agnes C. Doyle, X Public Library. Mrs. Susan B. Height, 92 Shore Drive, Winthrop Feb. Win. 265-1 Mrs. Chapman, New Winthrop Hotel, Winthrop Mrs. Francis H. Williams, 5050 Beacon St., Boston Feb. B. B. 614 Franklin Stotle, 219 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill. Dr. Mary Smith, X 33 Newbury St., Boston Feb. B. B. 508 Mrs. Austin C. Wellington, 871 Mass. Ave., Cambridge Feb. Cam. 1990 17. Miss Anna M. Whitcomb, X 1133 Centre St., Jann. Plain. Tel. Jann . P. 1193-1 Miss Bessie Goldstein, X Civil Service House. Tel. Pick. 22339 Miss Minnie Buckler. X 5 Lougueadour, Dorchester. Mrs. Jackson, Lexington Tel. Lex. 66-3 Mrs. Harriet Muiot Laughlin Miss Minnie Turner, X 153 Lowell St, Somerville Miss Bertha Hagard. 100 Tyler St, Civic club Mrs. M. B. D. Gay. Park St, Brookline Mrs. Arthur Binney, Kent Street, Brookshire 18. Mrs. A. C. Hall, 35 Brewster St, Cambridge. Mrs. Ambrose Lawrence 109 St. Botolpla St., Boston Mrs. C. G. Stillman, May Cottage. Gloucester, Mass. Mrs. Mary L. Mills. 2 Common wealth Ave., Boston. Mrs. Walter Yates, 36! Gloucester Street, Miss Eleanor Garrison, Lexington Tel. Lex. 79 -3 Mrs. Charles Garrison Lexington Tel. Lex. 47 -3 Mrs. Dumaine, Concord, Mass. Miss Isabella Paine, X 622 Tremont St., Boston. 19. Mrs. George T. Perkins. 86 Huntington Ave., Boston. Misses Marion and Helen Rauney. X 72 Bay State Road, Boston. Mrs. Robert G. Shaw, Md., South Street, Brookline Miss Wambaugh. Tel. Cau. 1354-3 Miss Freda Mosher, X 107 Howland St. Roxbury. Mrs. Alice Chamberlain 42 Wait Street, Roxbury. Miss Mary G. Whiting. X 37 Glenway St, Dorchester. Mrs. A. J. Hubbard, 21 Hemenway St., Boston. 20. Miss Simonds Miss Lydia N. Coy. X 19 Milford St. Boston Tel. Trem.130 Lincoln Fileues, 167 Bay State Road. Tel. B. B. 240. Miss Hathaway, X 68 Warrenton St., Boston Miss Francis Hayward, X 46 Hereford St., Boston Tel. B. B. 2895-3 Mrs. Hawkins, 68 Westland Ave., Boston. Cora B. Knowlton, Suite 4, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston. Miss Sarah Hughes X 56 Harvard St, Brookline- Tel Bkline 808 Mrs. Judith W. Smith 76 White St. -Boston, Mass- Tel : June 16 1915 p. 3 Bi Weekly Bulletin MENSA Wanted- Contributions of good recent books ( or money) for the travelling libarie of the College Equal Suffrage League: e.g., "Hale's What Women Want- "Julia Ward Howe the Suff. Movement"; Material in folder about College Equal Suffrage League. Clipping from the Woman's Journal of April 25, 1914 THE FOUNDING OF THE FIRST COLLEGE LEAGUE, by M.W.P. Rad. (98 NATIONAL LEAGUE HAS GOOD YEAR, by M. Carey Thomas Editorial, "The Handicap" by Agnes Ryan Speech of Mrs. Park's, beginning "Several speakers this afternoon" You already had this ([?]) **** see below Speech beginning: "I have been asked, before introducing the speakers, to give a brief account of the history and purpose of the College Equal Suffrage League, the National Council of which has been formed today". Quotation used in college speeches (probably from First Common Schools of N.E.) **** (This was the speech that had a blank space for the quotation from Prof. Lucy Salmon of Vassar. I wrote you about that some time ago) Nov. 15th Biographical sketch of Mrs. Park. Sample draft of constitution for local college chapter Pamphlet "The College Evening" of the 38th annual convention of the N.A.W.S.A. Biographical sketch of M.W.P. x "One of the best known and most popular among the younger suffrage leaders prominent in the U.S. is Mrs. Maud Wood Park of Boston, etc." Ohio campaign X Summary of Meetings X Judge Allen's letter. Then Miss Allen X Report of work for National College Equal Suffrage League March 10, to April 10, 1912. X Report to Miss Thomas April 18, 1912 X Dec. letter and report to Miss Thomas Address of Mrs. Park of Radcliffe College. "When I was in college, etc. Printed report of College Equal Suffrage League of Boston final report with Lucy Stone Fund report and copy of the Manual mentioned in the report. Pamphlet marked "proof" National College Equal Suffrage League Auxiliary to the N.A.W.S.A. with the constitution of National C.E.S.L. etc. Pamphlet "The College E.S.L. of Mass. 'The Lucy Stone Fund'" 1915 2-39-c The College Equal Suffrage League of Boston. Invites you and your friends to hear Representative George P. Chamberlain (of the Social Welfare Committee) On Social Legislation and women Mrs. Wenona O. Pinkham and others on Friday, April 24 at 4 o'clock in Huntington Hall Massachusetts Institute of Technology NEW IDEAS ENTHUSIASM WORK We are a campaign State! For Mrs. Haskell. BOSTON APR21 10-30P 1913 MASS. DORCHESTER STATION THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS ONLY Mr. & Mrs. Bryan L. [Per???ar] 41 Crafts Road Chestnut Hill Mass. 2-39-d College Equal Suffrage League of Massachusetts. In order to raise much needed funds the College Equal Suffrage League will give an INTERNATIONAL TEA at the house of Mrs. Stanley McCormick, 393 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, on Monday, April 28, at three o'clock in the afternoon. Foreign students of various nationalities will speak on The Status of Women in their own countries. Among the speakers will be Miss Anna Kalet of Russia, Miss Funk Hin Lin of China, Mr. Aab of Siam, President of the Cosmopolitan Club of Harvard, and gentlemen from Greece, Turkey, and India. Admission and tea $1.00. Applications for one or more tickets should be made before Thursday April 24, and will be filled in order of receipt, as the number is limited. No tickets can be sold at door. Address MISS ANNE SHERWIN 150 Commonwealth Ave., BOSTON Secretary's Report for 1913 - 14 May 28, 1914 . Membership May 21, 1913 = 463 members { 80 life 12 associate new members = 154 Resignations = 8 members dropped = 4 Deaths = 1 Total members = 604 members { 81 life 24 associate May 28th 1914 The Executive Board has held 12 meetings. There have been three resignations from the Board, Mrs. Eleanor Raymund as secretary, Mrs. Eleanor Garrison, and Mrs. Florence Luscomb as directors. The Board Elected Mrs. Eleanor Pifer (Wellesley) to be secretary & Dr. Mabel Southhard ([?] - of Minnesota) to replace Miss Garrison, Miss Eleanor Fisher (Smith) to replace Miss Luscomb and Miss Margery Bedugn (Radcliffe) to replace Miss Pifer, as directors. The Board voted in December to write the undergraduate college chapters in the Massachusetts women's colleges to send a student representative to sit with the Board of the League. Mt. Holyoke, Radcliffe and Wellesley accepted this invitation. These representatives have, of course, no vote on the Board but will be of value in council. The Executive Board has arranged for four meetings of the League in accordance with the vote of the annual meeting last May. The first was a Banquet at the Twentieth Century Club in October at which the speakers were Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart, Mrs. Frank P. [Spearl?], Mrs. Dana Dewey, Mrs. Edward Whitman, Mrs. G. H. [Hebbe?], Mrs. Lionel [Nearles?], Mrs. Park, and Mrs. Haskell. The committee in charge was Mrs. Elwood Spear, Miss [Neunterberg?] and Miss Young and were well regard for their efforts by a large and enthusiastic attendance. The second meeting was held in February in the New England Woman's Club rooms. This was a business meeting followed by singing by the James White and the presentation of "Press Cuttings" by the Junior Equal Suffrage League, and was not largely attended. The Third meeting was held in [Huntright?] Hall in April, following the canvas of the college women of Mass. The speakers were the Rep. George P. Chamberlain, Mrs. Wenona P. Pinkham, Mrs. Lewis Johnson and Mrs. [Naunghte?]. Again the attendance was small, due, it is thought, to the many suffrage meetings held that day. The Parade May 2 and the many following it in [Tremend?] Temple were counted as the fourth meeting of the year. The League has taken part in two Parades. The one on Columbus Day where it had a Float and the Suffrage Parade May 2 in which it had a delegation of over 700 in caps and gowns. The League not only took charge of its own delegates of graduates but also that of Faculty and students of colleges. In connection with the Parade, a canvas of all the 6000 [?] college women not in the League was made, Mrs. [Peavar?] chairman, reading them a leaflet of reasons for believing in Equal Suffrage, a notice of the April 24 meeting and a postal card of questions, "Are you in favor of Equal Suffrage? Are you indifferent? Are you opposed? Are you willing to join the College League? Are you willing to march in the Parade? The result of this canvas to date as is follows. no of replies 716 In favor 413 of these 111 joined the league said they will join 90 undecided 18 indifferent 70 opposed 215. The work of this canvas took much time because of the fact that the catalogue of 6000 names and addresses had to be brought up to date before notices were sent out. Hereafter it is intended to keep this catalogue corrected, by going over it frequently. The canvas seemed to the Board most worthwhile. To all those who asked for information in regard to certain arguments for suffrage and to those who were "open to conviction" literature and a list of good books will be sent. Another important work of the League has been the Press work. The purpose has been to send suffrage items to these newspapers in the cities and towns of Massachusetts who would print them. A letter was sent in the fall to all the newspapers of the State asking them if they would take such news, and 35 answered favorable. Mrs. Haskell was at the head of this work when it was started. Later the work rested in the charge of Miss Edith Bradford who has given much time, thought and perseverance to the Task. The League assisted at the Bay State Suffrage Festival given by the Mass. Association in November, by [leaving?] a Bag Table from which $308.50 was cleared. The Mass. Ass. plans another Festival this coming fall and again Mrs Madeleine Piper will be in charge of a Table - for our League. At the last meeting of the Board it was voted to undertake literature and hospitality work for next year - a work suggested by the Massachusetts Association. What this means is that our League shall have a committee in charge of the suffrage literature of the state, (1) shall see that the literature already printed covers all the needs of inquiring minds, and when not, have such new arguments written and printed (2) that shall consult committees of various organizations as to their need of literature. (3) That shall take charge of the sale of literature at headquarters and in connection with this show hospitality at guests at "585". (4) That shall forward literature when needed to other parts of the State. This seemed to the Board a very fitting work for our League and of great value in the campaign work that must be done this next year. It was suggested at the National College Equal Suffrage League Convention at Washington in January that our League raise $5000 by getting 100 persons to pledge $10 for 5 years. The Executive Board thought it unwise to attempt this since our efforts to raise finances for our own Press work had previously met with so little success. Upon turning to the resolution in regard to the Lucy Stone Fund when that Fund reached the place where its income might be used, it was discovered that the Board of Trustees of the Lucy Stone Fund was composed of the Pres. and Treas. of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the Pres. Sec. and Treas of the College Equal Suffrage League of Boston - Evidently having been drawn up before the organization of a National College Equal Suffrage League. However, in view of the fact that the Lucy Stone Fund is a Fund of the College League of Boston and that the work of the College League in Massachusetts is most important from now on, it is recommended by the Board to the League that this paragraph be amended to read "This Board of Trustees shall be self-perpetuating and composed of the members of the Executive Board of the College Equal Suffrage League of Boston. Respectfully submitted, Eleanor Piper Secretary. THE COLLEGE EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE OF BOSTON 585 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON 95 Annual Report F the Treasurer. May 28. 1914. Receipts Expenditures. Balance May 18. 1913 = 89. 37 Treasurer and Secretarys expenses for postage. Annual dues from com ands [?], account books etc = 37. 85 members = 286. 50 Columbus Day float = 34. 86 Appropriation Firm Lee fr use B. E. S. O. rooms = 2.00 Lucy Stone Fund used in = 100.00 [?] 1913 graduates Canvassing College women of Colleges for membership = 7.62 Mass for Membership expenses of dinner at Twentieth Century Club in = 109.75 Perceeds of Dinner at October 20th Century Club = 124. 20 Canvass of Alumnae October of Mass. Oln membership = 131.90 Collection at the Huntington (April) Hall meeting April 24th = 7.65 Annual dues to [?] National C. E. S. League = 95.50 for paid up members Donations for carrying on The [?] and in Mass = 75.94 Press Work = 102.45 Meeting at N. E. Woman's Unrestricted Gifts- = 45. 00 Club [?] = 24.50 Total Receipts = 728.66 Postage Parade = 69.43 Submitted: Warrens D. Pesmar Annual meeting. Teas. [?] and Postage = 8.75 Articles Balance may 28. 1914 = 104.05 728.66 Report of the Committee for meeting in February. Feb. 14th Saturday afternoon was chosen as the date because it was both possible to obtain The New England Woman's Club Rooms then and it was convenient for the singer. The singer obtained is an acquaintance of Helen Reeds', Rev. James W. White. It was thought best to plan for the program as follows: 2.30. Business meeting 3.30. Singing by Rev. White 3.45 Play by Junior League. 4.15. Tea and simple refreshments. It was agreed that the notice should be sent out in one cent envelopes - ten days before the meeting. It was agreed that the refreshments should be simple, Tea & sandwiches, and cake provided by the members. Expenses were reckoned. $10 for the Ha.. 1 for [?serving] maid for working Tea and sandwiches. 7 for notices. 2 for Refreshments. $20 It may be necessary to pay for an accompanist but Mrs Reed is going to try to see if Rev. White's usual accompanist will not give her services. Eleanor Peper Chairman. January 21, 1914 Report of The Committee for Second Quarterly meeting It is suggested that the program for the meeting be as follows : Business meeting Playlet by The Junior League Singing A monologue by Rebecca Hooper [Love?] Refreshments That the place be either The Author's Club - which is uncertain and has no stage or The New England Women's Club which can be obtained for $8 and has a platform. That the time be Friday aft. Jan 28th, 30th or Feb 6th. That the committee to date consists of Eleanor Pifer, Chairman [Miss?] Helen Read [Miss?] [Neusterberg?]. That The Board be asked to decide whether it shall be a pay meeting or not. Suggestions for a singer are solicited. Eleanor Pifer Chairman December 17, 1913. 1919 I. (Tune of "PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES") Pack up your ballot in your old wrist bag And smile, smile, smile. While there are wrongs to right you must not fag, Smile, girls, all the while. All the "pols" are worrying, They wish they knew your style, So, pack up your ballot in your old wrist bag And smile, smile, smile' (Florence H. Luscomb) II. (Tune of "THE LONG, LONG TRAIL") There's a long, long trail a-winding into the land of our dreams, Where children glad are singing and bright justice gleams; Done the long, long night of waiting, our dreams are now coming true, We're ent'ring into liberty, our brother-men, with you. (Florence H. Luscomb) III. (Tune of "COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE") If a Party meet a lady Going to the polls; If a Party woo a lady, Must she needs enroll? Every laddie has his party; None my true love holds; For all the Parties smile on me, when Going to the polls. (Florence H. Luscomb) IV. TO THE PIONEERS (Tune of "AULD LANG SYNE") While loud the bells of vict'ry peal, The world applauds and cheers, Our hearts in grateful reverence turn To you, Oh Pioneers! In days of scorn and dark defeat You strove, through toilsome years Unswervingly. The victory Is yours, Oh Pioneers! (Florence H. Luscomb) V. (Tune of "SMILES") 1st verse Dear me! now I know Why the Parties love us so! Democrat, Republican, Are with us to a man. Dear me! nation-wide Victory has crowned our side. Our endeavor won forever When we ratified! (chorus) 2nd verse Dear Me! now I know Just the way our votes will show That the women mean to learn the Party wooing wiles. Dear me, now I see What a force the vote can be So let's make our ballots show The way to liberty. (chorus) CHORUS There were states that made us happy, There were states that made us blue, There were states that stole away our worry As the sunshine steals away the dew; There were states that had a backward leaning That our hardest work alone could fix, But the state that filled our lives with sunshine, Was the state number thirty-six' (Ida Porter-Boyer and F. H. Luscomb) VI. (Tune of "FAIR HARVARD") Fair Amendment Nineteen in thy honor tonight, With our hearts filled with gladness and praise, We would loyally pledge to thy principle bright, Ernest service throughout coming days, Consecrated they wrought who preceded our steps, And we follow with purpose most true; To the State, as to Home, we devote our best thought, So Amendment Nineteen, - HERE'S TO YOU! (Ida Porter-Boyer) VII. (Tune of "YANKEE DOODLE") Massachusetts, she's all right Happy and victorious; Plymouth Rock and Bunker Hill Join to swell the chorus. Native State of Lucy Stone And of Susan B., sirs; From her mountains to the sea Women shall be free, sirs. (Alice Stone Blackwell) VIII. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 1. Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. 2. Oh, beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. (Katherine Lee Bates) 92 College Equal Suffrage League of Boston The final reports of the College Equal Suffrage League of Boston follow. In presenting them, the Executive Board desired to urge all who were members of the College League to become affiliated now with the League of Women Voters organized in their locality. Those who bore an active part in winning the ballot should be foremost in the endeavor to ensure its wise use, and in joining the League of Women Voters, we the College Equal Suffrage League, are but carrying on under the national leadership of our wise and public-spirited founder, Mrs. Maud Wood Park. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 1919-1920. During the past year the work of the League has, as usual, been carried on for the most part by the Executive Board, which has held ten meetings all told. Several members of the League have resigned and two members of the Board. One Board member was elected Treasurer in place of Miss Bridges, who resigned on September 16, 1919. The League has worked to some extent with the Boston League of Women Voters, giving its membership list for circularizing purposes in the work of ratification and lectures and paying Mrs. Hutchins for the two weeks of ratification work in the nine Suffolk Senatorial districts. In June also a resolution was sent to the General Court, urging immediate ratification of the Federal amendment. Canteen work was discontinued after September first, because of lack of funds and also because of new arrangements by other patrons of that work. The books and furniture that the League had lent to the Canteen at Ayer were donated to the Lucy Stone Home in Dorchester. On September 16, the League had the honor of being one of the four groups that served as hostesses at Miss Alice Stone Blackwell's reception. It was at this time that the gift of money was made for the publication of the life of her mother, Lucy Stone. The part that the League had in this will appear later in this record. The matter of greatest interest and one provocative of wide discussion throughout the year has been the disposal of the "Lucy Stone Fund". In view of the fact that the League was approaching its death-hour and yet could not die so long as the Fund existed, it was a weighty question what to do with it. Legal advice was sought. The seeking brought conflicting advice. Mr. Dolan of the Probate Court decreed that, in view of the fact that the League had accomplished its purpose, it was just that the fund be devoted to work that was in harmony with the original purpose thereof, which was to pay to the National American Woman Suffrage Association the auxiliary dues of life members with part of the income and to use the balance of the income to promote suffrage in certain specified ways. The National American Woman Suffrage Association abolished individual memberships several years ago, and with the advance made in the suffrage cause the other purposes became null. Still the League was not yet free to act. The opinion of members was sought. After much discussion the League voted on September 16 that, provided that Fund could be legally released from the restrictions, five hundred dollars should be given for the publishing of the life of Lucy Stone, which was already under way. 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