NAWSA Subject File CONN. WOMAN SUFFRAGE Assoc- Corresp. Statement of Republican Suffragists. The undersigned, women of Republican tradition and sympathies, wish to protest against the painful position in which we are being placed by our own party. The Republican Party has repeatedly promised to do its utmost to secure ratification of the Federal Suffrage Amendment in time for women to vote in the November election. Although twenty-nine of the thirty-five states which have ratified the amendment are Republican, we have good reason to believe that the Party has purposely held back from giving us the thirty-sixth state which would complete ratification. The farcical plank in the National Platform is proof enough of this intention. In our own state, the Republican leaders, returned to power by the state convention, are actively and bitterly opposing ratification, and yet, in the face of this situation, the party is actually asking those Connecticut women from whom they are withholding the vote to help in the campaign. In view of this and because we believe that the enfranchisement of half the population is a fundamental issue, we declare that we will not help the Republican Party in Connecticut by contributing money, raising money, or speaking in the campaign until the thirty-sixth state has ratified and our position as voters is made secure. Mrs. Willis Austin, Norwich, Chairman Miss Edna Tyler, New London Mrs. William H. Deming, Hartford Mrs. Thomas B. Chapman, " Mrs. W. H. Allee, Ridgefield Mrs. J. G. Gregory, Norwalk Mrs. Rosemary Anderson, New London Mrs. William C. Cheney, So. Manchester Mrs. Samuel Shaw, Bridgeport Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, Greenwich Mrs. William P. Couch, Cromwell Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association Headquarters: 55-57 Pratt Street, Hartford Telephone Charter 6217 Recording Secretary Mrs. William C. Cheney, South Manchester Corresponding Secretary Mrs. William H. Deming, Hartford Treasurer Miss Mabel C. Washburn, Hartford Political Leaders Mrs. T. S. McDermott, New Haven Mrs. Hiram Percy Maxim, Hartford Mrs. A. Hyde Cole, East Norwalk Mrs. Willis Austin, Norwich Mrs. Samuel S. Cooper, Salisbury Auditors Miss Emily Whitney, New Haven Mrs. Ruth McIntire Dadourian, Hartford President Miss Katharine Ludington, Old Lyme Vice-Presidents Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, Greenwich Mrs. C. E. A. Winslow, New Haven Mrs. Harrison B. Freeman, Hartford Chairmen of Counties Hartford County Miss Mary Bulkley, Hartford New Haven County Mrs. Henry H. Townshend, New Haven New London County Miss Edna Tyler, New London Fairfield County Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees, Greenwich Windham County Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam Litchfield County Mrs. A. E. Scranton Taylor, Norfolk Middlesex County Mrs. William P. Couch, Cromwell Tolland County Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch, Columbia April 20, 1920. Miss Rosamond Danielson, R. D. #2, Putnam, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson: I think you understand the general plan of the round of meetings for the week beginning May 3d. Briefly the program is as follows: on Monday forty-five women from forty-five states (Louisiana, Vermont and Delaware women cannot be spared from their own states at present) will gather in Hartford where they will be entertained by the local women and have an opportunity to get in touch with the Connecticut situation. On Tuesday these women will divide into groups of eleven, (twelve in one case*) and hold rallies in Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and New London. On Wednesday each of these groups will divide into three groups and hold meetings in twelve smaller towns. They will do this again on Thursday and Friday, which will permit them to reach thirty-six towns plus the four large ones, making a total of forty meetings. On Saturday they will again gather in Hartford and have a hearing before the Governor followed by a rally. Our men's committee has promised to cooperate in providing a Connecticut man speaker for each meeting. The local chairman is expected to find a "leading citizen" (man) to preside. We have drawn up a list of towns in which these meetings are to be held, with the view to covering all sections of the state. In your county we suggest that meetings be held in Willimantic, Putnam and Central Village. The county chairmen are asked to select chairmen as executive heads for the towns in their counties and get arrangements for the meetings under way as quickly as possible. Enclosed are copies of 2 - Miss Rosamond Danielson. the plan of local organization for each of your home town chairmen. As soon as they are selected will you send their names and addresses to us. We will mail from this headquarters direct to each town chairman posters to advertise, the meetings (they may have to be filled in with date, etc*) and banners for decorating cars and halls. Where it seems advisable to have dodgers, tickets or movie slides for advertising purposes, they should be prepared by the local committees. We will send out general publicity about the meetings directly to the newspapers, including information about the speakers, but the local publicity chairmen will have to handle the getting of names of local committees, presiding officers, names of hostesses, etc., into the newspapers. The speakers will arrive in each town on the afternoon of the day of the meeting and the local women will be expected to entertain them over night and motor them to the next town the afternoon of the following day. The national association will bear the expense of bringing the women into the state, but the expense of the meetings will have to be borne by our association. We can take collections at all meetings, however, and these should go a long way toward covering the cost of the meetings. We will let you know by the end of the week the names of the women who will speak in your towns. The schedule for meetings as we have it worked out is as follows: Wednesday Willimantic, Thursday Putnam, and Friday Central Village. This group will come from New London. It is a list of distinguished women who are coming into the state to help finish the fight, and we can rest assured that their part will justify every effort we may put forth to make the week a success. Faithfully yours, Mary Elizabeth Hutt Executive Secretary. MEH/D [*Windham*] MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON, President MRS. ERNEST THOMPSON SETON, Vice-President Men's Council of One Hundred Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association Chairman, HON. CLIFFORD B. WILSON, Lieut. Governor of Connecticut Secretary, CHRISTOPHER M. GALLUP, 55 Pratt Street, Hartford HARTFORD COUNTY Col. Charles M. Jarvis Berlin Senator Arthur E. Bowers Manchester Frank Cheney, Jr. So. Manchester William C. Cheney " E. L. G. Hohenthal " William H Partridge Hartford Secretary, Central Labor Union Hon. Harry C. Ney Farmington State Legislature Hon. Herbert Knox Smith " Charles N. Lee " Dr. Josiah Bridge Simsbury Rev. C. P. Croft " Frederick E. Duffy West Hartford Geo. M. Landers New Britain Dem. State Central Com. M. Toscan Bennett Hartford Robert P. Butler " Edward Perkins Clarke " Timothy M. Crowley " William H. Deming " Rabbi H. W. Ettelson " Stanley W. Edwards " Harrison B. Freeman " Charles A. Goodwin " Wilbur F. Goody " Hon. W. B. Green " State Legislature Senator C. C. Hemenway " Editor Hartford Post Dr. Edward B. Hooker " Dr. T. N. Hepburn " Prof. E. F. Humphrey " Trinity College Phil M. Leakin " Hiram Percy Maxim " Rev. Ernest de F. Miel, D. D. " Dr. J. Henry McManus " Prof. L. B. Paton " Hfd. Theol. Sem. Prof. Henry A. Perkins " Trinity College Edward Porritt " Rev. R. H. Potter, D. D. " Robert E. Pyne " Editor Labor Standard John T. Robinson " Thomas W. Russell " Dr. Paul P. Swett " Wm. H. St. John " Chairman Red Cross Frank C. Sumner " Harry Tyler Smith " Hon. Thos. J. Spellacy " Judge Joseph P. Tuttle " MIDDLESEX COUNTY Prof. R. H. Fife, Jr. Middletown Wesleyan University Rev. F. F. German, D. D. " Dean Wm. P. Ladd " Berkeley Divinity School Samuel Russell, Jr. " Charles B. Carlson Haddam John C. Russell " Joseph S. Porter Portland Rev. Lester O. Schriver Middlefield State Legislature A. D. Emmons " Harvey J. Brooks Deep River Richard L. Selden " TOLLAND COUNTY Rev. Wm. H. Barber Tolland Rev. B. F. Case " W. B. Ludlow Moosup Edward M. Yoemans Andover Dr. Charles L. Beach Storr President Conn. Agric. College Judge G. H. Robertson So. Coventry Rev. Leonard Smith Mansfield NEW HAVEN COUNTY Dr. Charles J. Bartlett New Haven George Parmly Day " Treasurer Yale University Prof. Irving Fisher " Yale University Hon. David E. Fitzgerald " Mayor of New Haven Ch. Dem. State Central Com. Prof. Arnold L. Gesell New Haven Yale University Judge John L. Gilson " Prof. G. L. Hendrickson " Harrison Hewitt " Rev. Oscar E. Maurer, D. D. " Col. N. G. Osborn " Editor N. H. Journal Courier Prof. Wm. Lyons Phelps " Yale University Carlos F. Stoddard " Henry H. Townshend " Philip Troup " Postmaster Editor N. H. Union Leonard S. Tyler " Prof. C. E. A. Winslow " Yale University Hon. Thos. L. Reilly Meriden Rev. Edward Flannery Waterbury E. Vincent Maloney " Editor Waterbury Democrat Julius Maltby " Rev. Edward Downes Mount Carmel NEW LONDON COUNTY Arthur H. Brewer Norwick Hon. J. J. Desmond " Mayor of Norwich Rev. Samuel H. Howe " Timothy C. Murphy " Robert McNeeley " Rev. L. O. Smith " Hon. Thos. M. Waller New London Theodore Bodenwein " Editor New London Day Rev. J. Beveridge Lee " Rev. Benj. T. Marshall, D. D. " President Conn. College Judge John C Geary Waterford Arthur M. Browne Jewett City Judge F. P. Latimer Groton Clarence H. Williams Mystic LITCHFIELD COUNTY T. M. Burns Torrington Benj. B. Phillips " Hon. Orville H. Ripley Winsted State Legislature Irving E. Manchester " Editor Winsted Citizen John Pettibone New Milford John H. Addis " Dr. G. H. Wright " John G. Brinsmade Washington A. S. G. Taylor Norfolk W. W. Norton Lakeville R. D. Pierce No. Canaan WINDHAM COUNTY Eric H. Johnson Putnam Ernest P. Chesbro Willimantic Judge Milton A. Shumway Danielson Dr. Rienzi Robinson " Judge A. Hale Bennett Canterbury Rev. F. B. Harrison Woodstock F. U. Johnstone " E. H. Cortiss No. Grosvenordale George Weston Packer John C. Gallup Moosup Rev. H. M. Lawson No. Ashford FAIRFIELD COUNTY Senator John B. Dillon Bridgeport Richard Howell " Editor The Two Heralds Hon. John T. King " Rep. National Com. Judge John H. Light " Archibald McNeill " Hon. Samuel C. Shaw " State Legislature Hon. Homer S. Cummings Stamford Dem. National Com. Judge Charles D. Lockwood " Dr. W. H. Allee Ridgefield Hon. Stephen Hoyt Darien State Legislature Hon. Charles G. Morris Newtown State Legislature Ernest Thomson Seton Greenwich Hon. Harry R. Sherwood Westport State Legislature John O'Hara Danbury Irving Bacheller Riverside 28th District. Republican Senator. Archibald Macdonald [*non com.*] Ashford [*Walter S Brown, Favorable Everet Barlow [F?]*] Eastford Charles Clark [*Favorable*] Killingly Cosmer A. Young [*Favorable*] N. Lorne Greig [*non c.*] Putnam Ernest B. Kent [*Favorable*] A. A. Brodeur [*non c*] Thompson Thomas Ryan [*Favorable*] Claus Hagstrum [*"*] Woodstock Albert N. Hammond [*Favorable*] Clarence H. Child [*Favorable* but would not pledge*] Democratic Eric H. Johnson [*Favorable*] [*Raymond Charles Tripp Rev. F.E. Bitgood Clayton F. Wright J. Harry Mann George Potvin Dr. Emelien Roch Linus A. Logee John Perrin Frank Johnson 29th District Senator. Sessions L. Adams Brooklyn Vine Franklin Canterbury Chaplin Hampton Wm. Jewett Plainfield H. Couture Pomfret Fayette L. Wright Frank K. Haines Scotlan Sterling Windham William A. King Alphonse Chagnon A, Hale Bennett Oscar F. Atw[?]od J. S. Menken E.T. White Arthur Botham WINDHAM COUNTY Representatives Walter E. Green Dem. Ashford Raymond O. Baker " " Vine R. Franklin Rep. Brooklyn Edward Baker " Canterbury Arthur C. Bennett " " Ellsworth M. Russell " Chaplain Charles W. Clark. " Eastford William W. Jewett " Hampton Cosmer A. Young " Killingly N. Lorne Greig " " Leon W. Mercier. Dem. Plainfield Henry Dorrance " " Fayette L. Wright Rep. Pomfret Frank K. Haines " " Ernest B. Kent " Putnam Aldemar A. Bradeur " " Everett E. Kimball Dem. Scotland Amory J. Kebler Rep. Sterling Thomas Ryan " Thomson Claus A. Hagstrom " " William A. King " Windham Alphonse Chagnon " " Albert N. Hammond " Woodstock Clarence H. Child " " Petition to Senators McLean and Brandegee and Congressman Tilson 28th Senatorial District Members of Men's Council Judge Milton A. Shumway Danielson Rev. F.B. Harrison Woodstock Mr. F.U. Johnstone " Mr. E.H. Corttia No. Grosvenordale Rev. H. M. Lawson No. Ashford State Central Committee C. Harold Gilpatric Putnam Members of Legislature Charles Clark Eastford Cosmer A. Young Danielsson N.L Greig Dayville E.B. Kent Putnam A.A. Brodeur " Thomas Ryan Thompson Claus Hagstrum N. rosvenordale A.N. Hammond West Woodstock C.H. Child Woodstock Senator A. Macdonald Putnam Defeated Candidates for Legislature Walter S. Brown Warrenville Everett Barlow " Chairmen of Town Committees Henry R. Woodward Ashford Hansfield Center Caro P. Latham Eastford [F]hoenixville Elbert L. Parbie Killingly Danielson Archibald MacDonald Putnam Marcus A. Covell Thompson N. Grovenord[a]le B.R. Kitch Woodstock R.W. Bates " C.E. May " Delegates to Republican State Convention, 1918. Ashford, H.R. Woodward F.M Wright Everett Barlow Clarence Barlow Eastford, John M. Tatem Chas. R. Tripp Killingly Harry E. Back Alma Forcier Ralph C. Young N. L. Grieg Putnam, E.B. Kent A.A. Brodeur John B. Byrne Silas M. Wheelock Thompson Chas. E. Searls E.S. Backus Joseph Bonin E.H. Corlis Woodstock Melancthon Riddick Oliver A. Hiscox Irving A. Paine Spencer H. Child Windham[?] Co- Members of State Central Committee. Rep. G. Harold Gilpatric, Putnam Charles A. Gates, [?Millimantic] Dem. Asa M. Ross, Putnam [?] Murphy, Millimantic Rep. Chairmen of Town Committees Asford - Henry R. Woodward, Mansfield Center Eastford - Caro P. Latham, Pleasantville Killingly - Elbert L. Darkin, Daniela, Box 923 Putnam - Archibald Macdonald Thompson - Marcus A. Covell, North [?Grossendale] Woodstock - 1st Dist. R. R. Ritch, Woodstock 2nd " R. M. Bates, Putnam, R.D. 2 3rd " C.E. May, East Woodstock Brooklyn, Charles H. Blake Canterbury, Levi M. Clark Chaplin, Hampton, Albert L. Mills Plainfield, Charles Bragg, Central Village [?Pourfust] Fayette L. Night Scotland, Clarence H. Perry Sterling, Enoch A. Douglas Midlawn, William S. Cougdon, Millimentia, 57 Turner St Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 35-57 PRATT ST HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSHEND CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MRS. WM. H. DEMING RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MRS WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MISS MABEL C. WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST HARTFORD MISS ROSAMUND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A.E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. T.S. MCDERMOTT AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOL RAWSON AUDITOR SOUND BEACH MISS MARY D. WEBSTER CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA May 13th, 1919. Dear Fellow-Worker: I think you understood the arrangements about the petitions pretty thoroughly, but to make sure that there is no misunderstanding, I am giving you an outline of my understanding of the plan. The Republican petitions are to be signed with three carbons, so that there will be one sheet for Senator McLean, one for Senator Brandegee, one for Mr. Tilson and one for us: the Democratic is for Mr. Lonergan, and if you send us a copy of the signatures no carbon will be needed. The petitions should all be mailed to us on Tuesday the 20th, without fail. The plan is to take them to Washington by hand on Wednesday. If by any chance we hear that they will not be required so soon, we will notify you. Please send me a list of persons to whom petitions are given so I can check them up as they come in. We want names of influence, not numbers. You have a list of the following from which to draw: Members of the Men's Council, members of the legislature, defeated candidates, members of Town Committees, delegates to State conventions, and last, members of the State Central Committee; these last as a precaution to make sure the State Chairman does not get wind of what is being done. Of course, you know that our policy is to be extremely discreet in what we say in all our political work. Hoping this may help in making things clear in your mind, I am Faithfully, Mary Elizabeth [?H] Executive Secretary. Letter [?]to County Chairman & Organizers ARGUMENTS. IN FAVOR OF THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE'S GRANTING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT. (Senate Bill, No. 312, presidential suffrage for women.) 1. It is a step in advance which can be won immediately. 2. It is a state action, not federal. 3. Other state legislatures rapidly are granting this from franchise. Before 1919, presidential suffrage was granted to women, by statute (legislative action), in Illinois 1913 (municipal suffrage added) North Dakota 1917 " " Nebraska 1917 " " Rhode Island 1917 " " Michigan 1917 (which later gave full suffrage by referendum) This year, 1919, presidential suffrage bills have passed state legislatures in Indiana Feb 6 Vermont " 7 Wisconsin " 12 The Presidential Suffrage Bill will be voted upon in Maine, February 26th, and similar bills are pending in other states. 4. VOTING STRENGTH, NOT POPULATIONS, HAS BEEN MADE A BASIS OF REPRESENTATION IN THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION - (Under this ruling New York State lost 2 delegates to the Convention in 1916, and the Southern States lost 79.) Voting strength has been suggested as the new basis of representation in Congress. 5. THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN OF 1920, AND THE RELATION WOMEN WILL BEAR TO IT. "In the national campaign of 1912, the states in which women voted all went Republican. In 1916 the states in which women voted went Democratic, with the exception of two. 213 electoral votes come from states where women are voters. The states in which women are unenfranchised and which are frankly Democratic, have 126 votes and the Republican states in which women are unenfranchised control 192 votes. It can be plainly seen that whichever party comes into power in 1920 must have the votes of women." - From N.Y. Republican State Committee. 6. Mr. Will H. Hays, Chairman National Republican Committee, says "The time has come to take steps insuring political freedom to the women of the entire United States." 7. Simeon D. Foss, Chairman Republican Congressional Committee, says, "I will not, simply because I have the power, withhold from woman a right she can claim with equal force, that I may monopolize it. I will not deny her a privilege which I demand for myself. I will not refuse her entrance to a field of duty in which her abilities peculiarly qualify her to exert an ever-widening influence against prevalent evils and on behalf of the good of humanity. I shall, so far as in me lies, remove every barrier against her right and privilege, and shall open wide the door of opportunity to her performance of public duty by placing in her hands America's most effective weapon, the ballot, democracy's instrument of command." 8. The constitutionality of granting presidential suffrage is unquestioned. 9. Woman suffrage has been granted in Great Britain, Canada, Denmark, Australia, etc. etc. by legislative action. 2. bills called for unpaid boards in each county composed of men and women to administer the law, or else for the administration to be placed in the hands of the overseers of the poor. The machine saw in the measure an opportunity for a job for one of its faithful members and a substitute bill was drawn up in committee providing for a commisioner at $3000.00 a year and expenses, with assistants to be named by him. It seems to have been of less importance to relieve the widows than to provide patronage for the machine, for in this substitute bill, the relief to be granted is wholly inadequate. It is placed at a figure about half what is considered necessary for the board of girls at the Middletown Industrial School, or for children at the newington Home, although in these cases the managers have the advantage of numbers and the opportunity of large and economical buying. The cost of administering the Widows' Pension Law is out of all proportion to the amount of money that goes to the widows and their children. EDUCATION. The machine took special interest in bills concerning education that came before the Legislature in 1919. The Morrison Code was rejected in response to the strong movement against it. The State Board of Education was remodelled and enlarged to nine instead of five members. A department of Americanization was created under the State Board of Education with a Commissioner of Americanization as its head. A bill was passed making obligatory attendance in continuation schools for children between 14 and 15 who are at work; and a measure was passed, in spite of an adverse report from the Appropriations Committee, giving aid to towns for the payment of teachers' salaries. This measure was a mockery so long as there was no appropriation for carrying it out. SUNDAY MOVIES. Only four measures were of sufficient importance and wide-spread interest to cause roll call votes on them in both Houses. One of these was a bill, with local option feature, to permit moving pictures on Sunday evenings. This bill was passed by both houses-- not without rumors of strong pressure from the men whose interests were most affected. It was vetoed by the Governor and passed by roll call vote again in both House and Senate. Another measure passed in response to a demand from entertainment men gives the head of the State Police a right to permit entertainment parks to keep open on Sunday on payment of a small license fee, and without consulting the wishes of the locality. BILLS REJECTED. Chief among the measures turned down by the machine-controlled legislature was the bill for presidential suffrage for women. This bill was passed by the House, where the control of the machine is not complete, but was blocked in the Senate, although only by one single vote. On this measure the Republican machine was obliged to depend on Democrats, who while nominally of the opposing party can be counted upon to help the machine and who receive their rewardsfrom it in important committee appointments, and other political spoils that the Republicans have to divide with the Democrats. PROHIBITION. The Federal Prohibition Amendment was another measure that was passed by the House and defeated in the Senate. To uphold a character for democracy and temperance, the Senate passed by a large majority the resolution for a state constitutional amendment for prohibition-- a measure that was turned down by the House as clouding the issue, with the national prohibition amendment already fully ratified. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. Ten bills, strongly supported by the women of Connecticut, for the protection of women and children were defeated while one poor substitute measure was passed. The bill passed prohibited night work in factories for children under 16 after 6 p. m. and in stores after 6 p. m. except for one night a week, and also night work for women between 10 p. m. and 6 a. m. The bills turned down aimed at shortening the working week of children and women to 54 hours, to 50 hours; providing for a minimum lunch period of 45 minutes; forbidding work in factories and stores for all children under 16; forbidding children under 16 to work during all school hours; and most important of all, providing for the creation of a Commission with power to fix minimum rates of wages and proper conditions for work-- sucha commission as already exists in all the more progressive states. This bill was vigorously opposed by the manufacturers, and was unfavorably reported from committee and defeated in both Houses. THE REPULICAN MACHINE IN 1919-1920. ITS CONTROL. The Republican machine was in complete control of the 1919 Legislature; and, to a large degree, of the administration; although at times the Governor has acted independently and sometimes contrary to its wishes--for example in the selection of men for the Connecticut State Council of Defense. The machine may therefore be held responsible for the laws that were passed in 1919, and also for the rejection of measures that were presented. PERSONNEL OF THE MACHINE. The machine consists of a small inner group, chief among whom is the Chairman of the State Central Committee J. Henry Roraback. Some members of this group are in the legislature. Others are in control of Republican politics in their towns and districts and still others hold official positions. Among the last are Major John Buckley, Secretary to the Governor and Attorney General Frank Healy. One of the most effective means of securing control is through patronage--by means of appointment to unpaid commissions to which it is an honor to belong, or to offices with salaries. Several measures passed in 1919 created new commissions or offices and this increased the patronage at the disposal of the machine, Even the finest men find it hard to oppose a machine which has given them a valued appointment. METHODS OF CONTROL. In order that the machine may continue to hold power it is essential for it to control the Senate; but it is not necessary that there should be a majority of actual machine men in the House. The custom of electing a representative for one term only and then passing along the office to another man ensures that a large proportion of the Representatives will always be new men. These men may go to the Capitol full of good intentions but they find themselves helpless--they do not understand why. They are put on committees that do not interest them. They do not understand the tricks of parliamentary procedure, and they are apt to be swept into the party current and lose their individuality. It is therefore only necessary for the machine to have a comparatively small group of men in the house, headed by the Speaker who sees to it that machine men are put on all the important committees, and especially that machine men hold the chairmanships of these committees. MEN WHO SUPPORT THE MACHINE. There are different motives which lead men to support the machine. Some are inspired by a legitimate ambition for a share in the government--to become Congressmen, or Senators at Washington, or state Senators or Representatives, or to attain other political office. Some like the sense of power in controlling local Republican politics. Others want favors from the politicians-- the passage of special legislation such as the granting of charters, political office for the sake of the salaries attached, or other definite financial advantages. Even those who enter the Legislature with the conscientious intention of representing the interests of their constituencies are apt to find that they must deal with the machine in order to accomplish this purpose. WHY WE OPPOSE THE MACHINE. There are two definite reasons why we oppose the Republican Machine as at present constituted--one positive and the other negative. The measures passed at its behest are frequently for private profit rather than for public good, and the men who are willing to serve such a machine are not of a caliber that could be trusted to pass the measures that good citizens, and especially women, desire. Many of the bills that failed in the 1919 legislature, failed not so much because the machine actively opposed them, as because the men through the machine controlled the House and Senatewere just the kind of men who would be incapable of far-sighted public spirit and who would naturally be opposed to progressive measures. We can never hope to carry through our programme as long as we have to appeal to a legislature controlled by the Republican machine as at present constituted. WORK OF THE 1919 SESSION. Some good laws were passed in 1919 but most of these showed marks of the hand of the machine which had pulled them out of the shape in which they had been presented. The best example of this is the WIDOWS' PENSION LAW. When introduced, the 3. AGE OF CONSENT. One measure on which the hearts of the women have been set ever since the woman movement began was a bill raising the age of consent to 18. Before 1887, the age of consent in Connecticut was 10. It was raised to 14 by the efforts of Isabella Beecher Hooker and her husband in 1887. In 1901, Mrs. Hooker and the C. W. S. A. secured the passage of a bill raising the age to 16, and since then effort after effort has been made to raise it still further to 18. Then men who support the machine are not the men who would stand for such a measure as this, and until the grip of the machine is loosened we can hardly hope that Connecticut will catch up with the more enlightened states where the women have secured this protection for girls. SPECIAL LEGISLATION. The faults of machine rule are more obvious in the volume of special laws passed at each session than in the public acts. These special laws include privileges granted to public service corporations such as the prolonging of time limits and the easing of conditions laid upon them. In the past, the N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. came year after year for these favors. Last year, the most obvious benefit was contained in an act enlarging the powers of the Connecticut Light and Power Company, of which Mr. J. Henry Roraback is one of the original incorporators. This Company is given wide powers and rights in connection with the waters of the Housatonic and Ten Mile River--the state thus giving freely to individuals right and powers that ought to be preserved to the community. In connection with these grants it is noteworthy that married women are by the act deprived of the control of their real estate--if this real estate is needed by the Connecticut Light and Power Company,--and this control is given absolutely to their husbands--in contradiction to the general married women's property law of the state. N. B.--For further information on all these points, inquire at C. W. S. A. Headquarters, 55 Pratt St., Hartford, Connecticut. IMPORTANT In view of the uncertainty as to the passage of the Federal Amendment it becomes evident that we must have some definite measure of suffrage put before the Legislature. We have worked to obtain favorable legislators; we must give them something to vote upon. We must also give our association a definite objective to work for, and then third, it is essential that we should score a suffrage victory of some kind for the year 1919 in case the Federal Amendment should not pass in time to make ratification the suffrage "event" of the session. This makes it necessary for us to decide whether the program for State Suffrage which we adopt shall be the State Amendment, or Presidential and Municipal Suffrage (or Presidential alone) or both State Amendment and Presidential. An amendment to the State Consitution would give us full suffrage and would, therefore, be the greatest victory short of the Federal Amendment which we could obtain. It would mean the exhausting and expensive task of a referendum to the voters with a campaign carried on through next summer. Presidential or Presidential and Municipal Suffrage is within the gift of this Legislature and requires simply a majority vote. It would be harder to obtain this vote in all probability because it puts the full responsibility for an extension of suffrage upon each individual legislator who votes in favor, whereas when he votes for the State Amendment he passes the final responsibility on to the voters. If we could get Presidential or Presidential and Municipal Suffrage, however, we have scored a prompt and important victory which will materially help the fortunes of the Federal Amendment. It would also put us in a better position in the State Campaign in case we could not head off a referendum bill. As between Presidential or Presidential and Municipal Suffrage the argument seems to be that the former would be much easier to get from this Legislature but that it might appear to them so small and immaterial a victory compared to the State Amendment that they would find it hard to understand why we preferred it, whereas Presidential and Municipal would give us to large a measure of franchise that anyone would understand why we would be satisfied with that rather than full suffrage gained at the expense of a laborious State Campaign. We must be extremely careful not to let the legislators get the idea that we are afraid of putting the question before the voters as this would weaken our position. It should be possible, however, for every fair-minded man to see that we would want to avoid the expense and work of a State Campaign, when the gaining of full suffrage by Federal Amendment is a matter of such a short time. Mrs. Catt would prefer to have us try for Presidential Suffrage only as she feels that the exercise of Municipal Suffrage involves women in a whole crop of local difficulties and the animosity of politicians and sometimes takes away the women's desire to work for the full vote and that it does not help enough toward gaining the Federal Amendment to compensate for the other disadvantages. - 2 - The matter was discussed at length at the board meeting of January 22nd and the majority of those present seemed to feel that Mrs. Catt's argument did not offset the other argument that we would find it embarrassing to explain to the politicians why we were asking for Presidential Suffrage only. These arguments are put before you so that you may come to the board meeting next Tuesday with some of the main points of discussion all in mind. Introducing the Presidential Bill at this time does not mean that we could not later withdraw it if we thought best. It could not, however, be introduced later than January 31st. Katherine Ludington President Windham County January 21st, 1919. Ashford 17 Eastford 52 Killingly 554 Putnam 693 Thompson 218 Woodstock 209 Brooklyn 108 Canterbury 66 Chaplin 27 Hampton 26 Plainfield 543 Pomfret 97 Scotland 50 Sterling 68 Windham 1359 4087 Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 35-57 PRATT ST HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MRS. MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 35 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A.E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 and 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR. CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA May 4th 1918 To the Senatorial District Leaders My dear Miss Danielson: - As soon as last week's deputation to Senator McLean in Washington was over, Mrs. Maud Wood Park, Congressional Chairman, said, "That was splendid, AND NOW - - -." She meant that even the big delegation of fifty women was only the beginning of the end of our work upon the senators, and that another effort remains to be made. This is it. - The Senate Vote, so long postponed, is expected next week. On the day before that event Senators Brandagee and McLean must receive 2000 telegrams apiece from Connecticut voters, 50 from your Senatorial District. Will you divide this number among the towns as you think best and have the township leaders secure not only the required number of telegrams from men, but as many more as possible from women. The men and women from whom you solicit the telegrams should be seen immediately, asked to write them and pay you for them. If you have telegrams with you, already worded, men will very often sign them. Collect the telegrams and hold them till you hear from me. I will notify you the moment I hear from Mrs. Park at Washington. Then send them to Washington, 50 telegrams from men to Brandegee, 50 to McLean, and as many from women as you can get. Faithfully yours, Daphne L. Selden P.S. If you can think of some way to have the telegrams sent from the towns where the men live, the effect would be much better. I do not like the idea of sending them all from the same place, but I suggest it to save the expense of a hundred telephone calls from Headquarters. It seems the surest and safest way to have you hold them until I get word from Mrs. Park. WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL WASHINGTON April 29, 1918 Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson Referring to your letter of recent date relative to the bestowal of military mark upon Red Cross nurses, I am directed by the Surgeon General to inform you this question will be given every consideration by him and his military associates. I would like to call to your attention, however, that Red Cross nurses would receive this rank only when serving as Army or Navy Nurses. As you doubtless know, the enrolled nurses of the American Red Cross constitute the reserve of these corps and are assigned to active service in the military and naval establishments according to the needs of the service. Yours very sincerely, (signed) [Dona?] E Thompson Superintendent, Army Nurse Corps. (Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association letterhead) 188 Bishop St. New Haven Conn. April 21. My dear Miss Danielson - Thank you for your list of clubs. I shall hope to have a favorable reply from some of them. I shall be very glad to come to Putnam for your meeting - I can get away almost any time except Mon. & Thurs. evenings through May - & May 8 & 22 - I can get a substitute for the other courses here. I will go back to Hartford probably the latter part of May, but perhaps it is safer always to send me letters there, as they are posted to my movements. I do hope we can plan the citizenship work in your county for July, that is the month in which I need to avoid the larger cities. All good wishes Sincerely Nancy M. Schoomacher (Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association letterhead) Hartford, Conn., April 10th, 1918. Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson:-- Would it be possible for you to get for me a list of your local clubs (with name and address of president) which might be interested to put into their next year's program a course in citizenship? We have an attractive offer to make to these clubs and I very much want to get in touch with them before the first of May when their work for next winter will probably be decided upon. Perhaps you could have this material for me at the next Board meeting, April 15th. I should be glad to know at that meeting also at what time your own county suffrage groups would wish to have the course. We are finding both individuals and organizations very responsive to our citizenship work, and feel confident that it will develop into a most splendid statewide movement. Sincerely, (signed) Nancy. M. Schoonmacher per M. W. Citizenship Organizer. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association Headquarters: 55-57 Pratt Street, Hartford Telephone Charter 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Miss Katherine Ludington President 33-37 Pratt St., Hartford Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton Vice-President Greenwich Mrs. Thomas W. Russell Recording Secretary Hartford Miss Mary Bulkley Chairman Hartford County Hartford Mrs. Chas. G. Morris Chairman New Haven County New Haven Mrs. Hiram Percy Maxim Corresponding Secretary 276 North Whitney St. Hartford Miss Mabel Washburn Treasurer 55-57 Pratt St. Hartford Mrs. Willis Austin Chairman New London County Norwich Miss Caroline Ruutz-Reez Chairman Fairfield County Greenwich Mrs. Henry H. Townshend Auditor New Haven Mrs. Marion Nicholl Rawson Auditor Riverside Miss Daphne Selden State Organizer 55 Pratt Street Hartford Miss Rosamond Danielson Chairman Windham County Putnam Mrs. A. E. Scranton Taylor Chairman Litchfield County Norfolk Mrs. William T. Hincks Ex-President (1911-1913) Bridgeport Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn Ex-President (1910-1911 and 1913-1917) Hartford Mrs. Samuel Russell Jr. Chairman Middlesex county Middletown Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch Chairman Tolland County Columbia April 10th 1918 Dear Rosamond:- It was a shame you couldn't be there Thursday night to witness the Awakening of Willimantic under your Mrs. Foss. You may have h heard that there were about 320 people there, all of whom voted to send the resolution to Senator McLean. Mrs. Schoonmaker had them with her every minute, even when the lights went out for about three minutes. I had taken Mrs. Kitchelt, a new organizer, up there to help work up the meeting, thinking that I would put her into Tolland immediately afterwards. But when I saw what a good meeting we had, I decided to let her be organizer both for Tolland and Windham and have her stay on the Willimantic to strike while the iron was hot. She is having good success with the signature campaign, is getting the women interested in Mrs. Schoonmaker's citizenship classes, getting political leaders for the town and doing good work all around. As soon as she gets that place on its feet, I want to put her into Rockville(poor woman) to start a meeting there, after that she will work for you and Mrs. Welch wherever there is particular need. Come to board meeting Monday--she will be here. Yours, [*Daphne*] INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANVASSERS. 1. Go above your quota. 2. Be sure every signature is original. 3. Canvassers must endorse petition blanks in space provided below the twenty-five signatures on each sheet. 4. Enroll only women of 21 years of age or over. 5. Books (4 sheets containing 25 names to the sheet) should be returned when filled to the C. W. S. A. 6. A copy of these names should go to the leader of your Senatorial District. 7. Other towns may not be able to secure the number of names assigned to them, so in order to make the campaign a success for the state as a whole AIM TO GO ABOVE YOUR QUOTA. MINUTES, EXECUTIVE BOARD. A meeting of the Executive Board of the C. W. S. A. was held March 18th at one o'clock at 55 Pratt Street. The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted with alight corrections. The Treasurer's report was read by Miss Washburn. There is now a balance of $2176.69. Report accepted. Miss Washburn also read a financial report of the luncheon held Feb. 8th. There was a small balance after the expenses were paid. The Press. Secretary, Miss Haven, was ill, so there was no report from her, but Mrs. Schoonmaker showed what splended work Miss Haven had been doing on the publicity of the Senate Suffrage Special. This work has necessitated a delay in getting out the Bulletin. Headquarters Report. Miss Wagle reported for the two months she has been in office. She has been working under great difficulties until within a week or so. First on account of coal shortage, and then the fire. Things are now moving smoothly however, and the usual correspondence, distribution of literature, etc., is going on. In addition to the regular suffrage articles, thrift stamps are on sale and one window has been given over to war work. A meeting of the H. E. F. L. was held at Headquarters on March 11th. Miss Wagle asked that the County Charimen be made to realize the importance of keeping their lists up to date in the Headquarters files. Report accepted. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS. 1st District. Miss Bulkley, chairman, told of the trip of the Senate Suffrage Special which left March 7th and returned March 14th, holding one or more meetings in New Britain, Bristol, Middletown, South Manchester, West Hartford, Rocky Hill and Simsbury. They were most unfortunate in the weather as they experienced everything from a snow storm to thunder and lightning, also the motor was out of commission for part of the time, but in spite of these drawbacks the meetings were quite encouraging and the whole project a success. In Simsbury 200 names have already been sent to Senator McLean and the factory district has not yet been touched. Report accepted. 2nd District. Mrs. Russell, chairman, reported that she has secured all her senatorial district leaders but not all the town leaders. She feels that a help in this connection would be gained by several large open meetings during the time from April 15th to the end of May. She held a very good meeting at Haddam, at which Miss Murray spoke, which was attended by many besides suffragists. The political organization is progressing but will be easier when the weather is more settled. She would like an organizer for this congressional district. -2- 3d District. Mrs. Townshend, chairman, reported work going well. They have succeeded in getting many influential men, both Republicans and Democrats, to write to the Senators and to allow their names to be used as backing suffrage. Among these men are Col. Isaac Ullman, Mr. James MacDonald, Highway Commissioner, Mr. Charles Julien, Sec., Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Fitzgerald and many others of prominence. Both Mrs. Townshend and Mrs. Brandon spoke in Guilford to the Equal Franchise League, besides conferring with other leagues about the political organization. Mrs. Brandon in addition spoke before the New Haven Girls Club, and Italian Girls' Club, the Political Equality League, at a meeting with Mrs. Hubert Higgins and before the Nurses' Club. She has also gotten in touch with girls working in the large department stores. A most satisfactory meeting was held by Mrs. Townshend in the 10th Ward and the petition work is under way there. Report Accepted. 4th District. Mrs. Rawson, chairman, reported work continuing all over the district in bringing pressure to bear on the senators. This includes a daily petition from Bridgeport containing not less than 50 names, in one case 150. The signatures campaign has commenced and the political organization is progressing rapidly. Miss Murray is planning organization among the factory women. She asked the Board whether it was allowable to include in the signatures campaign the signatures of women who could not write. It was thought not, but Miss Ludington felt that it must be decided by getting the opinion of the Registrar of Voters as to their qualification for voting. Report accepted. State Organizer. Miss Seldon said she had little to report as she had been chauffeur and mechanician for the Senate Suffrage Special. She is keeping in touch with all the ward leaders however. Report accepted. Miss Ludington said she had spoken to Mr. King and that he felt the suffragists were making a mistake not to go after the politicians more. He felt that there was even a possibility of getting men who are suffragists nominated. She has just been to Washington to see Mr. McLean and the feeling there is that the Amendment may be put to vote immediately or may go over two weeks more. There are still two votes needed for its passage and this is being used as an argument with McLean. Her interview with him was interesting and his secretary feels that our work is not necessarily in vain. She saw Mr. Roraback and asked him to write Mr. McLean. He was not willing to do this, but said he had refused the antics also, and this she verified. Miss Bulkley asked whether it was any use having Democrats write to McLean. Mrs. Hepburn felt it was better for them to write to Democrats. Miss Ludington then said that if the Amendment does not go to vote immediately she felt it was the time for an entirely new burst of effort to bring pressure to bear on Mr. McLean. Miss Bulkley suggested getting resolutions from Labor Unions. Mrs. Russell opposed this on the ground that it would antagonize rather than influence Mr. McLean in the right way. Mrs. Hepburn did not agree with her, but felt it would be quite worth while. Miss Ludington then spoke of what could be done during the next two weeks. The people who have already written letters and sent telegrams be asked to write again. A series of large meetings should be held in different centers. An effort should be made to have -3- a favorable editorials continue. She expects to have one and possibly three new organizers here within two weeks. She has a possible chance of securing Miss Carson, who was one of the best workers in the New York campaign. She also hopes that she will be able to have the salary of one more organizer taken care of by a special group of people. COUNTY REPORTS. Hartford County. Miss Bulkley reported a most enthusiastic meeting in New Britain composed almost entirely of new workers. As the old league there is doing very little nowadays, she wants to know what would be the best way to organize these new workers. It was felt that it would be best to organize these new workers into a new league. Report accepted. Fairfield County. Mrs Rawson reported a steady increase of new members. The Riverside League held a reception for Miss Ludington at which Miss Murray was present. The new Stamford league was visited by the County Leader, District Leader and Town Leader. At the monthly meeting of the Riverside League, Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Whitney of New Haven were guests and spoke. She then spoke of the question of the County finances, and it was decided to refer this to the finance board. Report accepted. New Haven County. Mrs. Morris reported a most interesting meeting of the N.H.E.F.L. on March 6th at which Miss Ludington spoke. This was attended by other leagues of the city and suburbs and was most successful. She attended a meeting at Riverside, also spoke before four of her own leagues, dwelling mainly on the importance of three things; the political organization, the league pledges and the work in citizenship. Report accepted. Windham County. Miss Danielson reported two meetings in Woodstock and a meeting in Thompson. Woodstock is doing especially good work. The Danielson league is planning a meeting. Report accepted. Middlesex County. Mrs. Russell's report was included in her congressional report. Tolland County. Mrs. Welch, chairman, sent in her report which said the political organization of five towns, Andover, Columbia, Hebron, Mansfield and Tolland was completed and the enrollment campaign underway. In Columbia the Equal Franchise League is giving a series of weekly socials. The Hebron League has districted its town and expects to conduct the Liberty Loan campaign in April. Report accepted. Miss Ludington read a letter from Mr. Dodge thanking her for appointing Mrs. Russell as chairman of Food Conservation. Mrs. Russell felt the work should be pushed seriously of finding out just what war work is being done by suffragists. Miss Ludington said it was most important, but must be left until later. It was moved and seconded that the matter of circularizing suffragists to discover the extent of their war work must be postponed. Carried. Miss Ludington said she felt there should be a chairman in the war work for Women in Industry and she appointed Mrs. Ladd. She also hopes to get Dr. Jane Robbins as chairman of Americanization. -4- She read a letter concerning the nation wide library drive for books for soldiers to be started soon. There was some discussion as to the best way to reach the suffragists, but it was finally decided that it would be unnecessary to take action as the Woman's Committee of the State Council of Defence was taking charge of it. Mrs. Seton read a letter appealing to the Association for interest and money for the American Woman's Hospital which is about to start a drive for $5,000,000. This is parallel to the Scottish Woman's Hospital. Mrs. Seton moved and it was seconded that the C.W.S.A. wishes to offer its hearty co-operation to the American Woman's Hospitals but feels that its organized effort must be directed towards helping the Overseas Hospital for which it has already assumed responsibility. Carried. Miss Murray asked whether she had the right to order literature for her meetings, to be paid for by the state. Mrs. Russell spoke of the Junior Food Army now being formed to organize children and asked the co-operation of the Association. The meeting adjourned at 4:30. Those present were: Miss Ludington Mrs. Rawson Mrs. Morris Miss Bulkley Miss Danielson Mrs. Schoonmaker Mrs. Brandon Mrs. Townshend Mrs. Maxim Mrs. Seton Miss Selden Mrs. Hepburn Mrs. Austin Mrs. S. Russell, Jr. Miss Murray Mrs. Thomas Russell The next meeting will be held April 15th in Hartford. Dorothy Mason Russell Recording Secretary. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association Headquarters: 55-57 Pratt Street, Hartford Telephone Charter 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Miss Katherine Ludington President 33-37 Pratt St., Hartford Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton Vice-President Greenwich Mrs. Thomas W. Russell Recording Secretary Hartford Miss Mary Bulhlet Chairman Hartford County Hartford Mrs. Chas. G. Morris Chairman New Haven County New Haven Mrs. Hiram Percy Maxim Corresponding Secretary 276 North Whitney St. Hartford Miss Mabel Washburn Treasurer 55-57 Pratt St. Hartford Mrs. Willis Austin Chairman New London County Norwich Miss Caroline Ruutz-Reez Chairman Fairfield County Greenwich Mrs. Henry H. Townshend Auditor New Haven Mrs. Marion Nicholl Rawson Auditor Riverside Miss Daphne Selden State Organizer 55 Pratt Street Hartford Miss Rosamond Danielson Chairman Windham County Putnam Mrs. A. E. Scranton Taylor Chairman Litchfield County Norfolk Mrs. William T. Hincks Ex-President (1911-1913) Bridgeport Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn Ex-President (1910-1911 and 1913-1917) Hartford Mrs. Samuel Russell Jr. Chairman Middlesex county Middletown Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch Chairman Tolland County Columbia March 25, 1918. Dear Rosamond:- Your Mrs. Foss is a good woman all right: I am much impressed with your find. Mrs. Russell and I motored over there the other day and came away with a feeling of great satisfaction. About the meeting we are planning for Willimanitc before the Senate vote is taken.--It is to be on the 4th of April in the Town Hall. Mrs. Foss is at present trying to get Mr.Gates to preside but as yet has not succeeded. I am having 50 posters, and 1,000 handbills printed, both with Mrs. Scoonmaker's picture on them, also tickets to give out outside the movies and the factories. Mrs.Foss is to get a telephone squad to notify people who would not be reached in any of the above-mentioned ways. I suggested to her that a committee of patronesses would be a good thing so that the Willimantic-ites won't think that someone from outside is putting something over on them without their consent. Marjorie Haven will do the newspaper publicity, and we ought to have a good meeting. You will of course adorn the platform that night along with Mrs. Schoonmaker, Miss Ludington, Mrs. Russell and Mrs.Foss. Bring some people with you if you can. Yours ar ever, D. MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING A meeting of the Executive Board of the C. W. S. A. was held Monday, February 19th at one P. M. at the residence of Mrs. Henry Townshend, New Haven. Minutes of the last meeting were read. Mrs. Seton inquired about the election of Miss Ruutz-Rees to the board of the N. A. W. S. A. and corrected the minutes to read Advisory Council of the N. A. W. S. A. The Fairfield County report was omitted by mistake and should be included. The minutes were accepted with these corrections. The Treasurer's report was read by Miss Washburn. The balance on hand being $894.97. It was accepted. Miss Washburn then read the Fairfield County treasurer's report. Miss Bulkley in her Headquarters' report said that a fire occured February 3d, caused by an open fire on the second floor. The landlord is responsible for the structural damage and our fire insurance covers all other damage to rugs, books, etc. Mr. George Graves was of great assistance in making out an estimate of losses. Moved by Miss Bulkley and seconded that a vote of thanks be sent Mr. Graves. Carried. Miss Wagle doing good work under great difficulties. Miss Haven in the publicity work doing excellently and proving to be a great find. Miss Washburn raised the question of last month's rent for our tenants. Moved and seconded that they be charged $40 rent for February. Carried. It is expected that Headquarters will again be ready for use the coming Thursday. Moved that Miss Bulkley's report be gratefully accepted. Carried. Miss Haven in her press report told of the different kinds of material necessary for the daily and Sunday papers. She was able to work up the luncheon in Hartford and dinner in New Haven to great advantage, getting excellent illustrated articles in the Courang and New Haven Register. She is canvassing the state with a view to obtaining favorable editorials. She feels that the Connecticut newspapers are giving us good service. The Hartford Post especially has done a very good thing in printing a coupon with a form suitable to be sent to the Senators. Miss Ludington spoke of an interview she had with Col. Osborn. He felt that he could not endorse the Federal Suffrage Amendment as he had already come out strongly against the Prohibition Amendment. Miss Ludington then asked him if he would be willing to print matter discussing and attempting to prove that the two are not parallel cases and he seemed quite willing to do so. Miss Haven wishes press chairmen to assist her wherever there are important newspapers. Moved and seconded that this report be accepted. Carried. Mrs. Seton reported for the Advisory Council Committee that a meeting was held February 18th. That the names of seventeen men were submitted for an advisory council to the C. W. S. A. to advise and be relied upon for financial support. There was some discussion as to how many men should comprise this board. It was felt that there should be, if possible, a Grange member, also a Labor member, and Mrs. Russell felt that the list should be submitted to the leaders in the various districts. Miss Washburn moved and it was seconded that the council be limited to twelve or fifteen men. Carried. It was moved and seconded that the Advisory Council Committee form their committee in consultation with the district leaders. Carried. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS First District: Miss Bulkley reported leaders obtained in seven Senatorial Districts. Many town leaders in mind. Miss Selden to work in the county next week. The H. E. F. L. doing good work in getting off letters and telegrams to the senators. Also to friends in California asking them to write. Second District. Mrs. Russell reported she has all but one leader secured. She wishes if possible to use a woman who lives in the 33d District as leader in the 24th. She has met with four of the Middlesex County leagues women and they are taking hold well. She feels that the enrollment of names is very necessary. Report accepted. Third District. Mrs. Townshend reported she has only one Senatorial District leader lacking. Mrs. McDermott is doing excellent work in New Haven. She and Mrs. Townshend have women in mind for ward leaders and expect to meet with the state organizer soon. The dinner held February 8th was a great success and Miss Ludington and Mrs. Brown were especially convincing in their speeches. She has received $1000 from Mrs. Whitney Blake, and is giving $1000 herself, the $2000 to be used for political work in New Haven County. When speaking at a meeting in West Haven she succeeded in having a resolution, urging their vote for the Federal Amendment, passed and sent to the senators. She wishes New Haven to have a citizens' club, being careful not to convey the idea of a reform; this organization to work through the present political organization. Not to antagonize politicians and business men. To have good speakers. Report accepted. Fourth District. Mrs. Rawson reported they had started a five man campaign undertaking to get different men from every town in the county to send petitions to the senators every day until the amendment is voted on. Telegrams of congratulation were sent to John T. King and Homer Cummings. Coupons from the Hartford Post are being distributed. Mrs. Howell, town leader in Stratford, has started a petition in Stratford to the senators and expects to get 4000 out of the 6000 voters on it. Mrs. Howell is also doing excellent work organizing her town in school districts and arranging civic lectures. Mrs. Rawson wishes, with the approval of the Fairfield County committee, to offer Miss Murray to the state for two weeks to arrange for speakers before the granges throughout the state. Report accepted. Fifth District. Mrs. Taylor reported no work has been possible in her county because of weather conditions. Miss Murray had already sent in a report to Miss Ruutz-Rees but said that, barring one senator and two representatives, she felt Fairfield County was solidly for suffrage. She has a leader for nearly every voting district but wished suggestions for Sherman. Mrs. Russell urged that we keep in close touch with the State Central Committee in any attempt to estimate how the different counties will stand on suffrage. Miss Ludington felt that this should be the specific work of the Senatorial District leader and the responsibility should rest with her. Report accepted. State Organizer's Report. Miss Selden reported letters to 200 men with good results. About fifty letters and telegrams promised at meetings, also resolutions sent to the senators. Through Senator Helen Ring Robinson, twenty letters were obtained from Denver women. After the political organization meeting she sent minutes, instructions and letters to the leaders, urging - 3 - The completion of their organizations. She urges the Congressional leaders to send in immediately a list of all Senatorial District leaders, township leaders and voting district leaders. Meetings were held in Middlefield, Woodstock, Clinton and Middletown. Report accepted. Mrs. Russell wished to make suffragists from Cromwell and Portland members of the Middleton league, as it seems impracticle to establish leagues there. This was thought a good plan. It was moved and seconded that the two motions passed at the Political Organization meeting be ratified by the board of the C. W. S. A. Carried. Miss Ludington spoke of the great need of more paid county organizers and after she had explained her ideas Mrs. Seton moved, and it was seconded, that the President be empowered to acquire one organizer, and two if the money can be raised. Carried. Miss Ludington then spoke of a signature campaign, explaining the plan followed in New York. Miss Selden felt that it should start immediately but be given a time limit. Mrs. Russell suggested it be in charge of a sub-committee. Mrs. Seton moved, and it was seconded, that the chair appoint a committee to further the signature of women campaign, and this committee be given power to act. Carried. Miss Bulkley moved and it was seconded that eighteen be the age recommended to the committee. Lost. Miss Selden moved that the signatures be of women twenty-one or over, Carried. Mrs. Hepburn said that she felt the claim of the antis of 60,000 signatures should be challenged. There was a general discussion of the matter, several motions being made and withdrawn, and then Mrs. Hepburn moved that some effort be made to investigate the validity of the anti-suffrage claim of 60,000 signatures. Seconded and carried. Miss Ludington appointed Miss Selden chairman of the signature campaign. Mrs. Seton moved that we accept the generous offer, this offer being subject to the approval of the Fairfield County league, to lend Miss Murray for two weeks to the C. W. S. A. to arrange for speakers before the Granges. Seconded. Carried. COUNTY REPORTS. Mrs. Morris reported for New Haven County. She had spoken before two of the New Haven leagues, arranged meetings in Guilford and Madison, and visited the Waterbury league officers. The most important event was the very successful dinner at the Hotel Tary, February 8th. Miss Bulkley for Hartford County reported on the luncheon held February 8th for the New York women at which 172 were present and $350 was received. Report accepted. - 4 - New London County report sent in by Mrs. Austin stated that the county was busy with war work, but many letters and telegrams had been sent to the senators. Fairfield County. Mrs. Rawson reported meetings in New Canaan and Norwalk. Miss Tieman working in Greenwich. She told of a second league organized in Stamford which, through error, was refused admission to the C. W. S. A. Miss Murray's salary was increased. A volunteer clericle committee being formed. A letter from Mr. Freeman received thanking the county for Miss Murray's services in war rallies. A reception was given Miss Ludington in Bridgeport. Bridgeport has arranged for a series of civic lectures. Report accepted. Moved and seconded that a cordial letter be sent the Stamford league welcoming them into the C. W. S. A. Carried. Middlesex County. Mrs. Russell reported that she had held meetings in Middletown, Deep River and Clinton, and expects to meet with Saybrook, Essex and Durham this week. Report accepted. Miss Ludington then spoke on the vital necessity for organizing citizenship instruction of some kind all over the state, and told of a Mrs. Schoonmacker whom she considers would be an exceptionally good person to study the situation in Connecticut and might be secured. It was moved and seconded that the President be empowered to investigate the possibility of obtaining Mrs. Schoonmacker and, if she can raise necessary funds, to engage her for a month on trial. Carried. Moved and seconded that the chair appoint a committee of three to report at the next board meeting on a citizenship committee. Carried. Moved and seconded that the board hold a special meeting in Hartford on March fourth at 12:45 to consider war work, citizenship and the bulletin. Carried. The meeting adjourned at [2:40] 4:30. Dorothy Mason Russell. Recording Secretary. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA February 28, 1918 Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam Heights, Conn. My dear Rosamund: You will remember that we decided to form a Men's Advisory Council, and at the last board meeting it was noted that this should be limited to about fifteen members. If possible we want at least one man from each county, although if there is no particularly outstanding man in any county, thereis no point in putting one on, simply to have a representative from each part of the state. We have not been able to think of anybody from Windham County for this Advisory Council. Tolland is also unrepresented at present. If you know of any man in your county who would be of use to us in giving social, political, financial and friendly advice, and who is a man of weight and influence in his community will you send his name to me immediately with his qualifications? We expect to have everything ready to start the enrollment campaign next week. By way of preparation will you pass this information on to any members of your political organization whom you can get in touch with at once? The campaign will end July first and may begin as soon as I send the blanks, which means that those districts whose political organization is already completed will have an advantage over the unorganized places. You might hold this out as an incentive. The quota for your district will come in a few days, together with the petition blanks. The number for the state as a whole is 125,000 -- THIS FIGURE NOT TO BE MADE PUBLIC. We hope before long to have an organizer whom you can use, so that you yourself will not have to be the one person to cover the whole of Tolland County and complete the political organization. Faithfully yours, Daphne L. Selden State Organizer Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA February 16, 1918. Dear Rosamund: - The train lost another half hour on its way to Hartford, but my coach companion and I slept soundly through it all. I shouldn't have enjoyed it half so much in a stylish Pullman thank you just as much for suggesting it. Having been reimbursed by Miss Washburn, I am sending you a check for the swashgogglers which I no longer need as the streets are dry as they are in June. I am much indebted to you however. I had an awfully good time the other day and will get very much attached to Windham County if I am invited there a few more times. Sorry you can't be at New Haven Monday - we are going to have turkey salad. Yours, Daphne VOTES FOR WOMEN IMPORTANT MEETING FOR CONGRESSIONAL CHAIRMEN, COUNTY CHAIRMEN AND SENATORIAL DISTRICT LEADERS to discuss THe Organization of Connecticut Suffragists along Political Lines Date: Wednesday, January 30th Place: Mrs. Henry Townshend's, 35 Hillhouse Ave New Haven Time: 12:45 (after lunch) MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA January 22, 1918 Miss Rosamund Danielson, Putnam Heights, Putnam, Conn. My dear Rosamond: I am not sure of Mrs. Spalding's address or initials. Would you please see that she gets one of the enclosed notices? Or, if she has positively refused the chairmanship of the 29th district will you send it to someone else in that district who might accept it? Hoping to see you, Mrs. Johnstone, and someone else from Windham County, I am Very sincerely yours, Daphne DLS: RMH Enclosures Putnam Heights, Putnam, Conn. January 21, 1918. Dear Daphne:- Yours received this morning. Interesting point of view, this of Mrs. Hepburn's, that the Joint Committee is very desirable for the W.P., and that the C.W.S.A. is cool toward the proposition with the board under suspicion of working against it. If the Senate approves, I am willing to call a county meeting and ask Mrs. H. to address it, provided she is accompanied by Miss Dudington or Miss Helden. What do you think of Congressional District convention instead of County affairs, as being along the political lines we want to emphasize. One conference in Norwich would do for the whole eastern half of the state, and it might help Mrs. Russell in getting the senatorial district leaders. Sorry I cannot be at the New Haven meeting next week. Mrs. Johnstone has promised to go, and I'll do my utmost to get some Willimantic woman to represent the 29th senatorial. You ask the Windham County signers to telegraph. I have not the list. As ever, Dear Rosamond - You remember it was voted at board meeting to make the [decision?] about Mrs. H's proposition as democratic as possible and that a state convention was decided upon. In order to give the league some little time to think over the plan, county conventions prior to the state convention were thought to be the best way of getting it before then. Yesterday Mrs. H. called upon me to ask us to assure her that there would Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association Headquarters: 55-57 Pratt Street, Hartford Telephone Charter 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Miss Katherine Ludington President 33-37 Pratt St., Hartford Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton Vice-President Greenwich Mrs. Thomas W. Russell Recording Secretary Hartford Miss Mary Bulhlet Chairman Hartford County Hartford Mrs. Chas. G. Morris Chairman New Haven County New Haven Mrs. Hiram Percy Maxim Corresponding Secretary 276 North Whitney St. Hartford Miss Mabel Washburn Treasurer 55-57 Pratt St. Hartford Mrs. Willis Austin Chairman New London County Norwich Miss Caroline Ruutz-Reez Chairman Fairfield County Greenwich Mrs. Henry H. Townshend Auditor New Haven Mrs. Marion Nicholl Rawson Auditor Riverside Miss Daphne Selden State Organizer 55 Pratt Street Hartford Miss Rosamond Danielson Chairman Windham County Putnam Mrs. A. E. Scranton Taylor Chairman Litchfield County Norfolk Mrs. William T. Hincks Ex-President (1911-1913) Bridgeport Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn Ex-President (1910-1911 and 1913-1917) Hartford Mrs. Samuel Russell Jr. Chairman Middlesex county Middletown Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch Chairman Tolland County Columbia be no back stair conferring. We said that undoubtedly there was already a regular buzz of discussion going on - we could not prevent that. We did say, however, that we would inform the county chairman that she desired to present the plan herself at the county conferences that it was up to the chairmen to do as they chose about inviting her. If she speaks at the right county conferences it will hardly be necessary to have a state constitution. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association Headquarters: 55-57 Pratt Street, Hartford Telephone Charter 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Miss Katherine Ludington President 33-37 Pratt St., Hartford Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton Vice-President Greenwich Mrs. Thomas W. Russell Recording Secretary Hartford Miss Mary Bulhlet Chairman Hartford County Hartford Mrs. Chas. G. Morris Chairman New Haven County New Haven Mrs. Hiram Percy Maxim Corresponding Secretary 276 North Whitney St. Hartford Miss Mabel Washburn Treasurer 55-57 Pratt St. Hartford Mrs. Willis Austin Chairman New London County Norwich Miss Caroline Ruutz-Reez Chairman Fairfield County Greenwich Mrs. Henry H. Townshend Auditor New Haven Mrs. Marion Nicholl Rawson Auditor Riverside Miss Daphne Selden State Organizer 55 Pratt Street Hartford Miss Rosamond Danielson Chairman Windham County Putnam Mrs. A. E. Scranton Taylor Chairman Litchfield County Norfolk Mrs. William T. Hincks Ex-President (1911-1913) Bridgeport Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn Ex-President (1910-1911 and 1913-1917) Hartford Mrs. Samuel Russell Jr. Chairman Middlesex county Middletown Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch Chairman Tolland County Columbia All this, of course is in case the amendment gets through the Senate. If it does pass, will you get as much of a county conference as possible and will you ask Mrs. H. to speak, or won't you? Come again to Board Meeting sometime! And I do hope you can be at the Political Organization meeting in New Haven at Mrs. Townshend's - 12:45 - "all having lunched". Bring Mrs. Johnstone and Mrs. Spaulding, or if she will not Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA take the leadership of that district, get somebody to come who might do it. Whoever takes these positions might like to be in on the ground floor of the organization which we are to discuss a week from Wednesday. I am taking the liberty - with your permission - of writing to Windham County petition signers, asking them also to write or telegraph the senators if they have not already done so. Shall I do this, or will you do it? Yours as always, Daphne MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING A meeting of the Executive Board of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association was held at the Bond Annex January 2, 1918, at 11 a.m. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Miss Bulkley and accepted with slight corrections. Miss Washburn gave the treasurer's report which was accepted. There is a balance in the treasury of $2993.08. Mrs. Russell moved that the note of $750 be paid off immediately. Seconded, carried. Miss Bulkley moved that the C.W.S.A. take out boiler insurance. Seconded, carried. Mrs. Porritt explained that she had not felt competent to get out the December Bulletin as she had not attended the National Convention and that she must have assistance from those who had gone to Washington. Discussion of the Bulletin followed. Mrs. Russell moved that the issue of the News Bulletin, containing no account of the convention, be printed and the question of expense be left to the discussion of the committee. Seconded, carried. On the presentation of Mrs. Porritt's resignation Miss Bulkley moved that it be accepted with regret and an expression of appreciation for the devoted and able services she had given to the C.W.S.A. Seconded, carried. The principal fact in Miss Bulkley's headquarters report was the disaster to the boiler, pipes and radiators which had resulted in the closing of headquarters temporarily. She said that the cost of the damage might be three-fourths of the original cost of the heating system. She also reported that several panes of glass were lacking in the attic windows, and urged that the windows be repaired to prevent the escape of heat. Miss Bulkley desired to have another Hartford member of the headquarters committee. She reported having offered to renew headquarters lease for two years. Miss Washburn said she had heard that buildings in the retail section of the city were not easily rented at this time. Miss Washburn moved the nomination of Mrs. Thomas Russell of Hartford for the position of recording secretary. Seconded, carried. No other nominations were proposed, and Mrs. Russell was unanimously elected. Miss Bulkley moved the nomination of Mrs. Hiram Percy Maxim for the position of corresponding secretary. Seconded, carried. No other nominations were proposed and Mrs. Maxim was unanimously elected. Miss Bulkley moved that the president notify the two new members of the board of their election. Seconded, carried. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS First District: Miss Bulkley, Chairman, Miss Bulkley -2- reported on three lines of work: the circulating of memorials and petitions, personal work of Mr. Lonergan by letters, telegrams, and visits, and consideration of names for the Men's Advisory Committee. She reported five important signatures for the memorial and many important ones for the petition. Most important was the aid she was getting from Mr. Spellacy who is willing to do all he can to influence Mr. Lonergan to vote for the Federal Amendment. Miss Bulkley described an interview with Mr. Spellacy and Mr. Landers the week before, in which she had received much political advice, colored by the Democratic point of view. Mr. Spellacy arranged for the State organizer to meet the business agents of four labor unions on Saturday, December 29th, in order to ask them to bring pressure to bear on Mr. Lonergan. Second District: Mrs. Russell, Chairman, Mrs. Russell reported another senatorial district chairman appointed, Mrs. H. A. Spaulding of Windham, representing the 29th district. She reported also six signatures for the memorial and 62 petition signatures. She had had good success in getting important men to sign in favor of the amendment. Third District: Mrs. Townshend, Chairman. Miss Marie Ames, in the absence of Mrs. Townshend, reported much telling political work in New Haven. She said that Mr. Gilson, Judge of Probate, had signed the memorial and was willing to serve in an advisory capacity. He had interviewed Tilson and also Roraback. Mrs. Townshend had asked Mrs. Ullman to come on her congressional committee and although she had not accepted she was willing to give her much valuable data in regard to the ward leaders in New Haven. Miss Ames reported among her own activities the securing of important names for the petition in the third congressional district outside of New Haven, among them Mr. Dryhurst of Meriden. Hearings before the Republican and Democratic city committees have been planned for the purpose of urging these committees to endorse the Federal Amendment. Fourth District: Mrs. Rawson, Chairman. Mrs. Rawson absent. Fifth District: Mrs. Taylor, Chairman. As Mrs. Taylor was unable to be present Miss Selden reported 47 names from the fifth district of prominent men. Hearing a rumor that Mr. Glynn had lately come around to believe in the Federal Amendment, Mrs. Taylor interviewed him over the telephone to make sure of his standing. We are still doubtful of Mr. Glynn although he does not seem to be absolutely opposed. State Organizer's Report: Miss Selden outlined the general plan of work since the convention, the purpose of it all being to gain as many votes as possible for the amendment. Many letters and telegrams had been sent to the congressional chairmen keeping them informed of developments and giving them definite instructions. Because of the slow mail delivery in Washington the petitions were to be taken there by Miss Ludington January 6th. This would give two days more to any one who was anxious to secure more names for the petition. It had been impossible to get a record of the exact number of letters and telegrams sent to congressmen and senators but some important men had actually done this, among them Theodore Bodenwine, Editor of the New London Day, Mr. Spellacy, -3- United States District Attorney, Mr. George Landers, and several State central committeemen. One of the most important activities had been the interviewing of all the business agents of the labor unions, arranged by Mr. Spellacy. Four of these agents were present, representing the plumbers, painters, bricklayers, and electricians, three of which unions had already endorsed suffrage. The conference resulted in the decision of these men to call together their board and try to arrange an interview with Lonergan. Miss Selden reported a visit to the New Haven Franchise League before Christmas and a meeting in Mystic for the discussion of the Federal Amendment on December 27th. It was moved and seconded that Miss Selden's report be accepted. Miss Ames, the National organizer who is here in the State to help us for several weeks. had no further report as here was incorporated in Mrs. Townshend's. Miss Murray, Fairfield County organizer, reported work with signatures and petitions in which she had been successful. Mr. John T. King's signature which she was able to secure was particularly useful in interviewing other men. The president urged that suffragists, both men and women, be asked to send telegrams to our doubtful congressmen and senators up to the 8th of January as there might be a chance of such telegrams reaching them even at that date. The session informally adjourned for lunch at one o'clock and reconvened at 2.30. As there was no objection, the county reports were waived because of the importance of the business to come up in the afternoon. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE Miss Ludington spoke of the importance of the immediate organization of the State along political lines. She asked that whenever any progress had been made in this it be reported immediately. There was discussion of this subject which finally resulted in a plan for a meeting of the president, the congressional chairmen, the county chairmen, and the State organizer to decide upon all details before the next board meeting. Mrs. Seton reported an interview with Mr. John T. King of Bridgeport, which was very successful, Mr. King being willing to give good political advice and help us as far as he was able. It was interesting to note that one of Mr. King's arguments for suffrage this time was that women would supply a conservative element in the country. He reserved judgment until he saw the makeup of the advisory council before promising to go on it himself and suggested names for this committee. He urged us not to tie up to the Prohibition Party. MEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE It was the sentiment of most of the members of the committee and Mr. King's advice that the men's advisory committee be small, made up of possibly five members. Miss Selden said that -4- from her experience lately with one or two important politicians these men should be asked to advise us privately without forming them into a committee. Some of the men objected to having their names used broadcast as identified with the suffrage association but were willing to have their names used with any important member of their party whom we wished to influence. As this was the case their names would be just as valuable as if they came out in public as members of our advisory committee. An honorary council was mentioned, to be made up of a larger number of men whose names might possibly go on our letter paper. Mrs. Russell moved that the chair appoint a committee to select names for the men's advisory council to present to the board at the next meeting, these names to be selected with due regard to distribution over the State. The chair appointed the following committee: Mrs. Seton, Miss Bulkley, Mrs. S. Russell, Miss Seldon. Mrs. Morris brought up the question of publishing the signatures of men who had signed the petition. No action was taken on this point but it was decided that the settlement of this question should be left to the individual congressional chairman. A discussion followed of Mrs. Hepburn's plan for a joint committee of the C.W.S.A. and the Connecticut Branch of the Woman's Party. Each member of the board expressed her opinion of the plan and Miss Ludington said that she would see the absent members before the next meeting at which time there would probably be a decision. Miss Washburn moved that the chair appoint a committee to carry on negotiations toward the formation of such a committee as Mrs. Hepburn proposed and to suggest names for our representation Theron. Chair appointed Mrs. Seton, Miss Ruutz-Rees, Miss Ludington. There was discussion as to the time for regular board meetings as all the members of the board could not conveniently come on Wednesday. Miss Washburn moved that the next board meeting be held on January 16th. Seconded, carried. The meeting adjourned at 4 p.m. Those present at the meeting were as follows: Miss Ludington, Mrs. Seton, Miss Bulkley, Mrs. Porritt, Miss Washburn, Miss Seldon, Mrs. Samuel Russell, Jr., Mrs. Morris, Miss Murray, and Miss Ames. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, H ARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWEICH MRS. A. H. BENTON RECORDING SECRETARY ANDOVER MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTRY NORFOLK MRS. EDWARD PORRITT CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 63 TREMONT ST., HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR. CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. CHAS. D. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. JONATHAN RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MRS. ELIZABETH D. BACON EX-PRESIDENT (1906-1910) BRIDGEPORT MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTRY COLUMBIA MISS ROSAMUND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM Miss Rosamund Danielson, Putnam, Heights, Putnam, Conn. Dear Rosamond: The latest developments from Washington show that there is a good chance for the passage of the Federal Amendment. Miss Jeanette Rankin, whom we had a chance to interview, says that every bit of pressure we can bring to bear on the members of Congress from their constituencies is worth while. Six of the memorials with very good names have already come in. I am hoping that the others will be here by the twenty-second. We have until January 1st to finish the petition work. I am sorry that the names on memorials could not go on the petitions because important names influence less important people to sign. The amendment will probably come to a vote on the 7th of January but it is necessary to have all petitions, letters, and telegrams leave here by the 1st as I found this last week that mail to Washington is often thirty-six or more hours late. You will probably hear from us later about other methods of bringing pressure to bear on Mr. Freeman to ask him to do more than vote for us and upon Senators Brandegee and McLean to urge them to vote favorably if they will do nothing more. I hope you will be at the board meeting on January 2d. Yours as ever, Daphne L. Selden DLS; RMH STATE ORGANIZER NEWS From Suffrage Headquarters. Released on receipt. Hartford, Conn. The postponement of the vote on the Woman Suffrage Amendment until next month is highly satisfactory to the members of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association who were in Washington last week for the big suffrage Convention. The suffrage leaders found that there was to be quite an exodus of Congressmen this month from Washington. Many of them were planning to go on a Red Cross mission,and some of those who were making these plans were among the best friends of the Suffrage amendment There was therefore considerable anxiety that the amendment should not come to a vote in their absence,and as they will be back at their posts early in January it seemed very much better to postpone the vote in the House of Representatives until then. The Connecticut delegates are only now returning to their homes. The Convention ended with the mass meeting last Sunday,but after that there were committee meetings and conferences which kept some of the women a few days longer. The delegation is unanimous in enthusiasm for the convention. It was the largest women's convention that the country has ever seen and every delegate seemed imbued with the spirit of victory. The weather was unseasonably cold in Washington,but that did not chill the spirits of the women. Many of the delegates were from ten to twelve hours late in arriving,and the return of some of the delegates was similarly delayed by blocks on the railroads. But nothing seemed to matter in comparison with the prgress of the great cause for which they had come together. The returning delegates give an interesting account of the conference held on Wednesday morning of last week with the Congressional delegation from Connecticut. The conference was held in the office of the junior Senator--Hon.G.B.McLean. The Congressmen present were Mr Merritt,Mr Lonergan,Mr Gynn and Mr Freeman. There were thirty women present and also one representative of the Conn.Men's League for Woman Suffrage. Mr Merritt and Mr Freeman were outspoken in their promise to vote for the amendment. The other members of the Delegation were non-committal but very gracious and quite encouraging. The financial position of the National American Woman Suffrage Association is quite impressive. At the beginning of the year it was announced that a fund of one million dollars would be raised to aid in the passage of the Federal Suffrage Amendment. Of this fund $703,729 was contributed during the year,in addition to the amount pledged at the last week's convention. Dear Rosamund, It was hopeless to try to get hold of you to-day long enough to give you the job I have in store for you. As you know, Mrs. [Sannie?] is in Chicago till to-morrow Saturday and Sunday. This is what has to be done:- Make a list of the twenty "best" men in Windham County - those whose names will mean something to members of Congress. Then have each sign a copy of the Memorial which I am sending to you under separate cover. These twenty sheets should then be sent at once to 55 Pratt. We set the date for the 22nd, but if the Courant's prophesy proves true, the Amendment will come to a vote Dec 19. So we shall have to rush this through. If you I seem to have only 10 of these 'ere sheets. 10 will have to be your quota instead of 20! Joy! night and consequently will not be able to do more than her own county before the convention, for the special petition work which has to be completed at once. So I am attending to the counties in her district - all except Middlesex which she will have to do an can't secure 20 names, get 10. I don't know whether you as Congressional Chairman received last summer a bunch of petition leads. In case you did not, here are two apiece to being on. The number of heads is limited or I would send more. petitions, one to each senator, one to Mr. Freeman - it will save their time and yours. We missed you at Board Meeting - I'll tell you who is a nice person - Mrs. Henry Townshend - I think you'll like her. My best to your mother and aunt and brother. As always Daphne - your young school girl friend and practical speaker. Naturally, if the thing comes to a vote in the house Dec. 19, our petition drive which was to have taken place in January, automatically eliminates itself. But, as long as your honorable Windham County gentlemen are signing the memorial, have them sign them November, 11, 1917. Dear Rosamund:- As far as I know now, I shall be able to give you Monday the nineteenth as well as the next day. Are we to see you at board meeting on Wednesday? I can tell you better after I see just what the plans of the board are for deputations to our friends, the honored Congressmen and Senators, bless their hearts. I will call you up after the meeting here day after to-morrow about my trip to Windham County if you do not appear, but I am counting on seeing you at that time, so be sure not to disappoint us. Most sincerely, (signed) Daphne. [postage stamp and seal] THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS Miss Rosamund Danielson Putnam Heights Putnam Conn. Washington D.C. May 7th 1917 My dear Miss Danielson On account of my position as Chairman of the Womans Committee of the Council of National Defense, I have been obliged to cancel most of my dates, so far as I now know I will be able to go to yours on Friday May 11th and hope nothing may arise to prevent and that we may have a good meeting Sincerely, Anna H Shaw Important Instructions August, 24, I918. For calling in Signatures. One week is left in which to push the signature campaign with all our might before we make our first big count. If you are a canvasser yourself, fill out all the sheets in your possession and mail them to 55 Pratt Street Hartford,on the first of September. If you are superintending canvassers,call their attention to these instructions and let us receive here at Headquarters the first week of September a deluge. If the quota for your locality is not complete do not stop working; continue to canvass your district thoroughly, for even though we reach the number of names we set as our goal, we should give every woman in the state a chance to sign the statement that she believes in suffrage. We may find that the state quota is small compared to the number of women who would sign if only they are found and approached. But we must set aside the first week in September for our first big count; we are depending on every member of the C.W.S.A. to turn in as many completely filled sheets as she is capable of getting at the above mentioned date. Yours, faithfully, Daphne L. Selden State Organizer and Chairman of the Signature Campaign, Committee. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MISS MARY D. WEBSTER CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA This letter sent to County, Senatorial District, Township and Ward Leaders, Organizers and the Executive Board. Confidential from Miss Ludington. Dear Suffragist: - Although you have been getting instructions from Headquarters on the Signature Campaign yet because of its vital importance I am taking this way to make a personal appeal to you. I know that those who are doing the actual work of the Canvassing are making a splendid record - - Many towns through the state have already surpassed their quota. This letter is to express my appreciation of this, and for all your devoted work -- but also to call on you to do better still! for these reasons: 1. It will lay forever the old ghost of "The Women don't want it". 2. It will be a mandate to our Senators from the women of their state. 3. It will be an absolute mandate to the members of the next legislature and will be our most powerful argument during the Fall Campaign. 4. It will knock the Anti 60,000 signatures (They claim they have this many!) into a cocked hat. 5. It will conclusively answer the Hartford Courant's recent demand for a referendum of the Suffrage question to the women. Think of all the things we can do with it if we succeed in getting our total. Here are some of our plans:- 1. A committee of newspaper men might be invited to Headquarters to count the signatures - - splendid publicity and a challenge to the Antis, who never had theirs publicly counted. 2. 2. Facsimiles of a sheet of representative names to be printed in the papers - again splendid publicity. 3. Completed lists taken by committee of women to the Mayors or registrars of voters in their towns. Many other ingenious ways will be found to get across the message of the canvas, namely that the women of Connecticut DO want the vote. All this triumphantly good demonstration can be made if you, the actual workers, will all go beyond your quotas; don't kill yourself trying to do all the canvassing yourself: be statesmanable and get a band of canvassers to help you. We must make this thing succeed -- and we can. We are all working together on this as we have never worked before. The State Association is employing more salaried organizers than ever before in the whole of its history, and we are getting, in spite of the war more volunteer workers. With all this to spur us on and hearten us, we must succeed. Faithfully, yours, Katherine Ludington President. PINE TREES IN FRANCE. Long years ago the desolate lands Were wasting to the sea, But the Evergreen now holds the sands By the great Emperor's wise decree. So the first virtues were of earth, Courage mere force, of nothing worth, Unless lit by love's mercy. Give, then, in the woman's part, That the soldiers true Be of good heart, Held by sweet charity. And death no shade, Where kindly made the hospital oversea. Where wounds, like doubt, are put to rout In Hope's green victory. Frances Dorothy Beebe Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHATER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL C. WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT 1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MISS MARY D. WEBSTER CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA July 2, 1918. Miss Rosamond Danielson, Chairman Windham County, Putnam, Connecticut. Dear Miss Danielson: Miss Ludington has asked me to make inquiries relative to the progress of the subscription campaign for The Woman Citizen, and to report to her. She has asked me to co-operate in any way possible and I have suggested that if we could arrange for a double page spread in an early issue of The Woman Citizen, devoted to Connecticut activities, that it would serve as an incentive and be a good "sample copy" to use in soliciting subscriptions. We are practically assured that the space will be allotted to us if we can fill it with live news items and illustrations of current value. So far I have planned to use a photograph of the Fourth of July Float which Hartford County is now working on, with an account also of the Garden Fete from which we realized $1000 or more for the Oversea Hospital fund. In this connection I should like to have a report from each County as to the amount raised and the amount still to be raised, and just how the funds were realized. I have asked Fairfield County to furnish me with a photograph of some of their prominent suffrage workers helping with the Baby-Saving Campaign, and would like to have something from your County showing a group engaged in some patriotic work. Besides my story for The Woman Citizen I am collecting data for our own Suffrage Bulletin, and wish to have each County well represented in that also. Yours very sincerely, Bertha Taylor Voorhorst. Press Secretary. V. [postage stamp and postmark: STERLING CONN OCT 2 6 PM] THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam, Conn. Oct. 2, 1917 Miss Danielson, I am willing to do what I can to serve the Traveler's Aid in any way possible. Sincerely Yours Louise M. Vaughn. Mrs. W.W. Vaughn Sterling Conn. October 17, 1918. My dear Miss Danielson, Miss Ludington has asked me to see that you received a copy of the political plan adopted at the last Board Meeting. Sincerely yours (signed) Gertrude G. Wells Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MISS MARY D. WEBSTER CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA November 11th, 1918 Dear Miss Danielson: You are requested to present a three minute report of some especially outstanding feature of the work done in your county during the past year, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 21st, at the annual convention of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association. It has been found necessary by reason of the large amount of business which must be considered at the convention to cut down these reports to this limit. As the monthly reports of the County Chairmen are filed at headquarters the detail of the work of the year is thus kept to the convention to have some especially effective work reported from each county. Hoping you will see the reason for the curtailment of these reports. I am Very sincerely yours, Mabel C. Washburn Chairman, Convention Committee. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MISS MARY D. WEBSTER CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA October 14, 1918. Miss Rosamund Danielson, Putnam Heights, Putnam, Connecticut. My dear Miss Danielson, Thank you. I inclose receipt for the $10 just received, in payment of the pledge of the Danielson League. I hope that you did not have to bear it all yourself. Very sincerely yours Mabel C. Washburn Treasurer. Inclosure MCW/GW Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association. TREASURER JOSEPHINE B. BENNETT. 55 PRATT STREET. HARTFORD, CONN. NO. 189 HARTFORD, CONN 10-15-18 Received FROM: ROSAMOND DANIELSON Ten 00/100 DOLLARS FOR DANIELSON LEAGUE PLEDGE $10.00 M.C. Washburn N.J.P. TREASURER VOTES FOR WOMEN Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL C. WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSHEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR SOUND BEACH MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MISS MARY D. WEBSTER CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA October 10, 1918. Miss Rosamund Danielson, Putnam Heights, Putnam, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson, You will not be surprised, after all that was said yesterday, to receive the following reminder that the Danielson Equal Franchise League is responsible for a pledge of $10 made by you in its name at the convention last November. By way of encouraging you, I will give you the welcome news that all the other pledges from your county are paid up. Hoping to hear from you soon in regard to Danielson, I am Very sincerely yours Mabel C. Washburn Treasurer. MCW/GW Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association TREASURER JOSEPHINE B. BENNETT. 55 PRATT STREET. HARTFORD, CONN. No. 181 HARTFORD, CONN 10-4-18 Received FROM Rosamond Danielson Thirty eight 00/100 DOLLARS FOR Woodstock League Overseas. $38.00 Mabel C. Washburn TREASURER. VOTES FOR WOMEN Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSHEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR. CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA October 4th, 1918 Dear Miss Danielson: Enclosed is receipt for your check for $38.00 to be applied on the Over Seas Hospital Fund. We have really done some very good work at the Fairs this year. About $75.00 was made at the Hartford and Berlin fairs. We all were very much discouraged over the outcome of the vote in the Senate Tuesday, but Miss Ludington assured us, when she arrived yesterday, that the situation was not as black as it looked, and this assurance was confirmed in the papers last night, as you have probably read, for our Amendment goes back on the calendar just as it was before last Saturday. Thanking you very kindly for the check, I am Very sincerely yours, Mabel C. Washburn Treasurer. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association TREASURER JOSEPHINE BENNETT. 55 PRATT STREET. HARTFORD, CONN. No. 171 HARTFORD, CONN. 9-30-18 Received FROM Rosamond Danielson One Hundred 00/100 DOLLARS FOR Overseas Hospital Fund 100.00 Mabel C. Washburn TREASURER VOTES FOR WOMEN. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA Sept. 30, 1918. Dear Miss Danielson:- Thank you so much for your check for $100.00 to be applied to the Women's Overseas Hospital Fund. We have been feeling very much discouraged since Saturday over the Washington situation until this afternoon when we read the President's inspiring message to the Senate and it does seem this ought to have enough influence with those Senators who claim that they did not see Suffrage as a war measure to get their favorable vote: let us hope so. Very sincerely yours, Mabel C. Washburn Treasurer. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA June 14, 1918. Miss Rosamond Danielson. Putnam, Conn. Dear Miss Danielson - Complying with your request of May 22nd, we have today sent checks to Miss Blanche Stoughtenburg, Mrs. Everett May, Mrs. H.H. Converse, Mrs. F.U. Johnstone, and the Postal Telegraph Cable Co. Sincerely yours, Mabel C. Washburn Treasurer. (Enclosure) Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA June 7, 1918. Dear Miss Danielson; Will you recommend someone from your county to serve on a Finance Committee? Miss Ludington has been bearing all the burden of this branch of the service alone, as well as every thing else and ought to be relieved. We want a representative from each county. So far it consists of Mrs. Townshend, Mrs. Whitney Blake and Miss Elsie Farnam from New Haven, Mrs. Welch from Tolland, and myself from Hartford, with of course, Miss Ludington. I am asking Mrs. Hincks to represent Fairfield. We want someone who will be a real help and not an ornament only!!! Most sincerely yours, Mabel C. Washburn Miss Rosamond Danielson Putnam Heights Conn. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA April 30th 1918 Miss Rosamond Danielson, Pres., Danielson Equal Franchise League, Danielson, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson:- There is on my books a charge against the Danielson Equal Franchise League for $10.00 pledged by you. Nothing has yet been paid towards this pledge. The Leagues have been very backward this year in paying their pledges and I want to urge you to make an effort to collect this money and send it in, as the State Treasury is really in need of it and the year is half over. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain Yours very sincerely Mabel C. Washburn Treasurer. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. THOMAS W. RUSSELL RECORDING SECRETARY HARTFORD MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. HIRAM PERCY MAXIM CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 276 NORTH WHITNEY ST. HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. MARION NICHOLL RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MISS DAPHNE SELDEN STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET HARTFORD MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA March 13, 1918 Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson: May I ask you to send me as soon as possible a complete list of league presidents in your county? We are trying to revise our addressograph lists and bring them up to date before getting out the next bulletin, and we are obliged to ask your help. When we have the correct list of presidents, we will send them the league lists and ask that they correct them. If you meet with your presidents in the near future, will you please impress upon them the necessity of their attending to this promptly? Thanking you, I am Very sincerely yours, Margaret Wagle Headquarters Secretary. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association. TREASURER 55 PRATT STREET. HARTFORD, CONN. No. 33 HARTFORD, CONN Jan. 16 1918 Received FROM Miss Rosamond Danielson Thirteen Dollars FOR Convention pledges, 17/18 $13.00 Mabel C. Washburn TREASURER. VOTES FOR WOMEN. Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 January 4, 1918 Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam Heights, Putnam, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson: We have a record of the following pledges made by you November 8, 1917, payable "before October 1, 1918:" $10, $2 (New York), and $1 (L. Porritt). Is this right? I am very anxious to have our list of pledges absolutely correct. Thanking you for your interest and promise of assistance. I am Very sincerely yours, Mabel C. Washburn Treasurer MCW: RMH Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. A. H. BENTON RECORDING SECRETARY ANDOVER MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY HARTFORD MRS. A. E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. EDWARD PORRITT CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 68 TREMONT ST., HARTFORD MISS MABEL WASHBURN TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST. HARTFORD MRS. HENRY H. TOWNSEND AUDITOR NEW HAVEN MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. CHAS. G. MORRIS CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MRS. JONATHAN RAWSON AUDITOR RIVERSIDE MRS. ELIZABETH D. BACON EX-PRESIDENT (1906-1910) HARTFORD MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) BRIDGEPORT MRS. WILLIS AUSTIN CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY NORWICH MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN EX-PRESIDENT (1910-1911 AND 1913-1917) HARTFORD MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM December 26, 1917 Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson: We have on our books the record of a pledge made by the Danielson League of $10 payable "before October 1, 1918." Is this right? We are very anxious to have our list of pledges absolutely correct. Thanking you and your league for your interest and generous assistance. I am Very sincerely yours Mabel C. Washburn Treasurer MCW:RMH Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. EDWARD PORRITT RECORDING SECRETARY 63 TREMONT ST., HARTFORD MRS. FREDERICK C. SPENCER CORRESPONDING SECRETARY GUILFORD MRS M. TOSCAN BENNETT TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. MARY J. ROGERS AUDITOR 39 GRISWOLD ST., MERIDEN MISS MABEL C. WASHBURN AUDITOR 9 GILLETTE ST., HARTFORD MRS. ELIZABETH D. BACON EX-PRESIDENT (1906-1910) [?]06 CAPEN ST., HARTFORD MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) 152 PARK PLACE, BRIDGEPORT MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY 924 ASYLUM AVE., HARTFORD MRS. A.E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR. CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. CARLOS F. STODDARD CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MISS KATHERINE LODINGTON CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY LYME MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MISS EMILY PIERSON STATE ORGANIZER CROMWELL "Noxid" Columbia, Conn, March 24, 1917. My dear Miss Danielson, Mrs. Bartlett got away the other day without the list after all. You know my entire County is far from being organized yet, so I can not go as deeply into this Congressional work as I would like, but as fast as I get about the towns I can continue to help. For Chairman, Mrs. Annie Gilbert, of Hebron. Hebron Rep. Miss Susie Pendleton. Columbia.. Miss Catherine Leary. Andover.. Mrs. Charles Wright. Bolton.. Mrs. Loren Maine, Bolton Notch. Mansfield .. Mrs. A.E. Anthony, Mansfield Center. Tolland I can not speak for yet, but I hope to organize this very soon and as fast as I can get in touch with the other towns I will let you hear from me. Wishing you all kinds of success, I am Sincerely yours Fannie Dixon Welch Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. EDWARD PORRITT RECORDING SECRETARY 63 TREMONT ST., HARTFORD MRS. FREDERICK C. SPENCER CORRESPONDING SECRETARY GUILFORD MRS M. TOSCAN BENNETT TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. MARY J. ROGERS AUDITOR 39 GRISWOLD ST., MERIDEN MISS MABEL C. WASHBURN AUDITOR 9 GILLETTE ST., HARTFORD MRS. ELIZABETH D. BACON EX-PRESIDENT (1906-1910) [?]06 CAPEN ST., HARTFORD MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) 152 PARK PLACE, BRIDGEPORT MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY 924 ASYLUM AVE., HARTFORD MRS. A.E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR. CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. CARLOS F. STODDARD CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MISS KATHERINE LODINGTON CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY LYME MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MISS EMILY PIERSON STATE ORGANIZER CROMWELL "Noxid" Columbia, Conn, March 18th, 1917. My dear Miss Danielson, I am very glad to co-operate with you in attempting to organize the 2nd Congressional District, by Senatorial districts and towns. I had hoped to enclose a list of names to you this afternoon, but I will have to wait until Wednesday when I hope to see you at the board meeting and hand you a complete list. Sincerely yours, Fannie Dixon Welch Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. EDWARD PORRITT RECORDING SECRETARY 63 TREMONT ST., HARTFORD MRS. FREDERICK C. SPENCER CORRESPONDING SECRETARY GUILFORD MRS M. TOSCAN BENNETT TREASURER 55-57 PRATT ST., HARTFORD MRS. MARY J. ROGERS AUDITOR 39 GRISWOLD ST., MERIDEN MISS MABEL C. WASHBURN AUDITOR 9 GILLETTE ST., HARTFORD MRS. ELIZABETH D. BACON EX-PRESIDENT (1906-1910) [?]06 CAPEN ST., HARTFORD MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) 152 PARK PLACE, BRIDGEPORT MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY GREENWICH MISS MARY BULKLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY 924 ASYLUM AVE., HARTFORD MRS. A.E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR. CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. CARLOS F. STODDARD CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MISS KATHERINE LODINGTON CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY LYME MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MISS EMILY PIERSON STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET August 28, 1917. Dear Miss Danielson No, I do not think there is any probability of any special meeting being called. I said to Mrs. Hepburn that I thought that Miss Flanagan should be called upon to resign and her answer was that she did not think that she (F.) could be in any wise induced to re-enter our service. She would undoubtedly work for the W.P. I think that you are right about more letters to the papers. I am looking forward to my release on Friday with rapture. Very sincerely yours Mabel C. Washburn Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association HEADQUARTERS: 55-57 PRATT STREET, HARTFORD TELEPHONE CHARTER 6217 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MRS. THOMAS N. HEPBURN PRESIDENT 55-57 PRATT ST HARTFORD MRS GRACE THOMPSON SETON VICE-PRESIDENT GREENWICH MRS. EDWARD PORRITT RECORDING SECRETARY 63 TREMONT ST HARTFORD MRS. FREDERICK C. SPENCER CORRESPONDING SECRETARY GUILDFORD MRS. M. TOSCAN BENNETT TREASURER 55-57 PRAT ST. HARTFORD MRS. MARY J. ROGERS AUDITOR 39 GRISWOLD ST. MERIDEN MISS MABEL C. WASHBURN AUDITOR 9 GILLETTE ST., HARTFORD MRS. ELIZABETH D. BACON EX-PRESIDENT (1906-1910) 106 CAPEN ST. HARTFORD MRS. WILLIAM T. HINCKS EX-PRESIDENT (1911-1913) 52 PARK PLACE, BRIDGEPORT MISS CAROLINE RUUTZ-REES CHAIRMAN FAIRFIELD GREENWICH MISS MARY BULMLEY CHAIRMAN HARTFORD COUNTY 924 ASYLUM AVE HARTFORD MRS. A.E. SCRANTON TAYLOR CHAIRMAN LITCHFIELD COUNTY NORFOLK MRS. SAMUEL RUSSELL, JR. CHAIRMAN MIDDLESEX COUNTY MIDDLETOWN MRS. CARLOS F. STODDARD CHAIRMAN NEW HAVEN COUNTY NEW HAVEN MISS KATHARINE LUDINGTON CHAIRMAN NEW LONDON COUNTY LYME MRS. FANNIE DIXON WELCH CHAIRMAN TOLLAND COUNTY COLUMBIA MISS ROSAMOND DANIELSON CHAIRMAN WINDHAM COUNTY PUTNAM MISS EMILY PIERSON STATE ORGANIZER 55 PRATT STREET August 24, 1917. My dear Miss Danielson: I have not, after all, written in your names to our papers, because when I spoke with Mrs. Russell about it she felt so strongly that, although she is absolutely out of sympathy with the picketers, she did not wish to appear publicly in the matter until we had had a chance, as a Board, to present a formal protest at a Board meeting, that I decided to ask Mrs. Seton's advice before taking any more steps. I have not yet heard from her, although I am told that she has, herself, sent a letter to the papers which has not as yet been published. If you still feel that you wish to put yourself on record before the public, will not you write yourself to the Hartford "Courant" and "Times" stating your position? I really cannot help feeling that we owe it to ourselves to do this, now while the thing is in the public mind. It is a bad mess, and I think that we could be better employing our time. Yours, Mabel C. Washburn NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION (BRANCH OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN) HONORARY PRESIDENT DR. ANNA HOWARD SHAW PRESIDENT MRS. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT MRS. WALTER MCNAB MILLER 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT MRS. STANLEY MCCORMICK 3RD VICE-PRESIDENT MISS ESTHER G. OGDEN TREASURER MRS. HENRY WADE ROGERS CORRESPONDING SECRETARY MRS. FRANK J. SHULER RECORDING SECRETARY MRS. THOMAS JEFFERSON SMITH 1ST AUDITOR MISS HELOISE MEYER 2ND AUDITOR MRS. PATTIE RUFFNER JACOBS 171 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 1626 RHODE ISLAND AVE., WASHINGTON, D.C. PRESS BUREAU ROSE YOUNG, DIRECTOR TELEPHONE, 4818 MURRAY HILL EDITORIAL SECTION MRS. IDA HUSTED HARPER WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE MR. GEORGE MOSSHART NEW YORK April 24th, 1917. Miss Rosamond Danielson Putnam Heights, Conn. My dear Miss Danielson, I am sending you two cuts, two photographs, and some of the most recent biographies of Dr. Shaw, which you may wish to use in connection with your publicity of Dr. Shawn's visit on May 11th. Might I ask that you be so good as to acknowledge receipt of this material, and to see that the cuts are returned to us immediately after you have finished with them. Your kind attention will be greatly appreciated by, Yours very truly, Mary O. White MOW/HM. 171 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.