The Story of an African Farm

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wasnotaccustomedtothissortofgenerosity，butitwascharacteristicofthespiritofthestate。No—

whereelse，duringourcampaignexperiences，werewesoroyallytreatedineveryway。Asasingleexampleamongmany，ImaymentionthatMrs。

LelandStanfordoncehappenedtobeonatrainwithusandtomeetMissAnthony。AsaresultofthischanceencountershegaveourwholepartypassesonallthelinesoftheSouthernPacificRail—

road，foruseduringtheentirecampaign。Similargenerositywasshownusoneveryside，andtheques—

tionoffinancedidnotburdenusfromthebeginningtotheendoftheCaliforniawork。

InourUtahandIdahocampaignswehadalsoourfullshareofnewexperiences，andoftheseperhapsthemostmemorabletomewasthesermonIpreachedintheMormonTabernacleatSaltLakeCity。

BeforeIleftNewYorktheMormonwomenhadsentmetheinvitationtopreachthissermon，andwhenI

reachedSaltLakeCityandtheso—called``Gentile’’

womenheardoftheplan，theyatonceinvitedmetopreachtothe``Gentiles’’ontheeveningofthesameSunday，intheSaltLakeCityOperaHouse。

OnthemorningofthesermonIapproachedtheMormonTabernaclewithmuchmoretrepidationthanIusuallyexperiencedbeforeenteringapulpit。

IwasnotsurewhatparticularkindoftroubleI

wouldgetinto，butIhadanabysmalsuspicionthattroubleofsomesortlayinwaitforme，andI

shiveredintheanticipationofit。Fortunately，myanxietywasnotlongdrawnout。Iarrivedonlyafewmomentsbeforethehourfixedforthesermon，andfoundthecongregationalreadyassembledandtheTabernaclefilledwiththebeautifulmusicofthegreatorgan。Ontheplatform，towhichIwasescortedbyseveralleadingdignitariesofthechurch，wasthecharacteristicMormonarrangementofseats。Thefirstrowwasoccupiedbythedeacons，andinthecenterofthesewasthepulpitfromwhichthedeaconspreach。Abovetheseseatswasasecondrow，oc—

cupiedbyordainedelders，andtheretheytoohadtheirownpulpit。Thethirdrowwasoccupiedby，thebishopsandthehighestdignitariesofthechurch，withthepulpitfromwhichthebishopspreach；andbehindthemall，aneffectivehumanfrieze，wasthereallywonderfulMormonchoir。

AsIamanordainedelderinmychurch，Ioc—

cupiedthepulpitinthemiddlerowofseats，withthedeaconsbelowmeandthebishopsjustbehind。

Scatteredamongthecongregationwerehundredsof``Gentiles’’readytoleapmentallyuponanycon—

cessionImightmaketotheMormonfaith；whiletheMormonswereequallyonthealertforanyimpliedcriticismofthemandtheirchurch。Theproblemofpreachingasermonwhichshouldoffersomeappealtobothclasses，withoutoffendingeither，wasaperplexingone，andIsolvedittothebestofmyabilitybydeliveringasermonIhadoncegiveninmyownchurchtomyownpeople。WhenIhadfinishedIwaswhollyuncertainofitseffect，butattheendoftheservicesoneofthebishopsleanedtowardmefromhisplaceintherear，and，tomymingledhorrorandamusement，offeredmethistribute，``ThatisoneofthebestMormonsermonseverpreachedinthisTabernacle。’’

Ithankedhim，butinwardlyIwasaghast。WhathadIsaidtogivehimsuchanimpression？Irackedmybrain，butcouldrecallnothingthatjustifiedit。

Ipassedthedayinastateofnervousapprehension，fullyexpectingsomefrankcriticismfromthe``Gen—

tiles’’onthescoreofhavingdeliveredaMormonsermontoingratiatemyselfintothefavoroftheMormonsandsecuretheirvotesfortheconstitu—

tionalamendment。Butnothingofthekindwassaid。Thatevening，afterthesermontothe``Gen—

tiles，’’areceptionwasgiventoourparty，andI

drewmyfirstdeepbreathwhenthewifeofawell—

knownclergymancametomeandintroducedher—

selfinthesewords：

``Myhusbandcouldnotcomehereto—night，butheheardyoursermonthismorning。HeaskedmetotellyouhowgladhewasthatundersuchunusualconditionsyouheldsofirmlytotheteachingsofChrist。’’

ThenextdayIwasstillmorereassured。Are—

ceptionwasgivenusatthehomeofoneofBrighamYoung’sdaughters，andthereceiving—linewasgracedbythepresidingelderoftheMethodistEpiscopalChurch。Hewasabluffandjovialgen—

tleman，andwhenhetookmyhandhesaid，warmly，``Well，SisterShaw，youcertainlygaveourMormonfriendsthebiggestdoseofMethodismyesterdaythattheyevergotintheirlives。’’

AfterthisexperienceIremindedmyselfagainthatwhatFrancesWillardsofrequentlysaidistrue；

Alltruthisourtruthwhenithasreachedourhearts；

wemerelyrechristenitaccordingtoourindividualcreeds。

DuringthevisitIhadaninterestingconversationwithanumberoftheyoungerMormonwomen。I

wastoleavethecityonamidnighttrain，andabouttwentyofthem，includingfourdaughtersofBrig—

hamYoung，cametomyhoteltoremainwithmeuntilitwastimetogotothestation。Theyfilledtheroom，sittingaroundinschool—girlfashiononthefloorandevenonthebed。Itwasanunusualop—

portunitytolearnsomethingsIwishedtoknow，andIcouldnotresistit。

``TherearesomequestionsIwouldliketoaskyou，’’Ibegan，``andoneortwoofthemmayseemimpertinent。Buttheywon’tbeaskedinthatspirit——andpleasedon’tansweranythatembarrassyou。’’

Theyexchangedglances，andthentoldmetoaskasmanyquestionsasIwished。

``Firstofall，’’Isaid，``Iwouldliketoknowtherealattitudetowardpolygamyofthepresentgen—

erationofMormonwomen。Doyouallbelieveinit？’’

Theyassuredmethattheydid。

``Howmanyofyou，’’Ithenasked，``arepolyga—

mouswives？’’

Therewasnotoneinthegroup。

``But，’’Iinsisted，``ifyoureallybelieveinpolyg—

amy，whyisitthatsomeofyourhusbandshavenottakenmorethanonewife？’’

Therewasamomentofsilence，whileeachwomanlookedaroundasifwaitingforanothertoanswer。

Atlastoneofthemsaid，slowly：

``Inmycase，Ialonewastoblame。ForyearsI

couldnotforcemyselftoconsenttomyhusband’stakinganotherwife，thoughItriedhard。BythetimeIhadovercomemyobjectionthelawwaspassedprohibitingpolygamy。’’

Asecondmemberofthegrouphastenedtotellherstory。Shehadhadasimilarspiritualstruggle，andjustasshereachedthepointwhereshewaswillingtohaveherhusbandtakeanotherwife，hedied。Andnowtheroomwasfilledwitheagervoices。Fourorfivewomenweretellingatoncethatthey，too，hadbeenreluctantinthebeginning，andthatwhentheyhadreachedthepointofconsentthis，that，oranothercausehadkeptthehusbandsfrommarryingagain。Theywereallsopassion—

atelyinearnestthattheystaredatmeinpuzzledwonderwhenIbrokeintothesuddenlaughterI

couldnotrestrain。

``Whatfortunatewomenyouallwere！’’Iex—

claimed，teasingly。``Notoneofyouarrivedatthepointofconsentingtothepresenceofasecondwifeinyourhomeuntilitwasimpossibleforyourhus—

bandtotakeher。’’

Theyflushedalittleatthat，andthenlaughedwithme；buttheydidnotdefendthemselvesagainstthetacitcharge，andIturnedtheconversationintolesspersonalchannels。IlearnedthatmanyoftheMormonyoungmenweremarryinggirlsoutsideoftheChurch，andthattwosonsofaleadingMormonelderhadmarriedandwerelivingveryhappilywithCatholicgirls。

AtthistimetheMormoncandidateforCongress（amannamedRoberts）wasabitteropponentofwomansuffrage。TheMormonwomenbeggedmetochallengehimtoadebateonthesubject，whichIdid，butMr。Robertsdeclinedthechallenge。Thegroundofhisrefusal，whichhemadepublicthroughthenewspapers，waschasteningtomyspirit。Heexplainedthathewouldnotdebatewithmebecausehewasnotwillingtolowerhimselftotheintellectualplaneofawoman。

XIII

PRESIDENTOF``THENATIONAL’’

In1900MissAnthony，thenovereighty，decidedthatshemustresignthepresidencyofourNation—

alAssociation，andthequestionofthesuccessorshewouldchoosebecameanimportantone。Itwasconcededthattherewereonlytwocandidatesinhermind——Mrs。CarrieChapmanCattandmyself——

andforseveralmonthswegavethesuffrageworldtheunusualspectacleofrivalsvigorouslypushingeachother’sclaims。MissAnthonywasdevotedtousboth，andIthinkthechoicewasahardoneforhertomake。Ontheonehand，Ihadbeenvice—presidentatlargeandheralmostconstantcompanionfortwelveyears，andshehadgrownac—

customedtothinkofmeashersuccessor。Ontheotherhand，Mrs。Catthadbeenchairmanoftheorganizationcommittee，andthroughhersplendidexecutiveabilityhadbuiltupourorganizationinmanystates。FromMissAnthonydown，weallrecognizedhersteadilygrowingpowers；shehad，moreover，abundantmeans，whichIhadnot。

Inmymindtherewasnoquestionofhersuperiorqualificationforthepresidency。SheseemedtomethelogicalandindeedtheonlypossiblesuccessortoMissAnthony；andItold``AuntSusan’’sowithalltheeloquenceIcouldcommand，whilesimul—

taneouslyMrs。CattwaspouringintoMissAnthony’sotherearaseriesofimpassionedtributestome。Itwasanunusualsituationandaverypleasantone，andithadtwoexcellentresults：itsimplified``AuntSusan’s’’problembyeliminatingtheelementofper—

sonalambition，anditledtohereventualchoiceofMrs。Cattashersuccessor。

IwilladmithereforthefirsttimethatinurgingMrs。Catt’sfitnessfortheofficeImadethegreatestsacrificeofmylife。MyhighestambitionhadbeentosucceedMissAnthony，fornoonewhoknewherasIdidcouldunderestimatethehonorofbeingchosenbyhertocarryonherwork。

AttheconventioninWashingtonthatyearsheformallyrefusedthenominationforre—election，aswehadallexpected，andthen，onbeingurgedtochooseherownsuccessor，shesteppedforwardtodoso。Itwasadifficulthour，forherfierysoulre—

sentedthelimitationsimposedbyherworn—outbody，andtosuchaworkerthemostpoignantex—

perienceinlifeistobeforcedtolaydownone’sworkatthecommandofoldage。Onthisshetouchedbriefly，butinatremblingvoice；andthen，infurtheranceoftheunderstandingbetweenthethreeofus，shepresentedthenameofMrs。Catttotheconventionwithalltheprideandhopeamothercouldfeelinthepresentationofadaughter。

Herfaithwasfullyjustified。Mrs。Cattmadeanadmirablepresident，andduringeverymomentofthefouryearssheheldtheofficeshehadMissAnthony’swhole—heartedandenthusiasticsupport，whileI，too，inmycontinuedofficeofvice—president，didmyutmosttohelpherineveryway。In1904，however，Mrs。CattwaselectedpresidentoftheInternationalSuffrageAlliance，asIhavementionedbefore，andthatsameyearsheresignedthepresi—

dencyofourNationalAssociation，asherhealthwasnotequaltothestrainofcarryingthetwooffices。

MissAnthonyimmediatelyurgedmetoacceptthepresidencyoftheNationalAssociation，whichIwasnowmostunwillingtodo；Ihadlostmyambitiontobepresident，andtherewereotherrea—

sons，intowhichIneednotgoagain，whyIfeltthatIcouldnotacceptthepost。Atlast，however，MissAnthonyactuallycommandedmetotaketheplace，andtherewasnothingtodobutobeyher。Shewastheneighty—four，and，asitproved，withintwoyearsofherdeath。Itwasnotimeformetorebelagainstherwishes；butIyieldedwiththeheaviestheartIhaveevercarried，andaftermyelectiontothepresidencyatthenationalconventioninWashing—

tonIleftthestage，wentintoadarkcornerofthewings，andforthefirsttimesincemygirlhood``criedmyselfsick。’’

IntheworkInowtookupIfoundmyselfmuchalone。Mrs。Cattwasreallyill，andthestrengthof``AuntSusan’’mustbesavedineveryway。

Neithercouldgivememuchhelp，thougheachdidallsheshouldhavedone，andmore。Mrs。

Catt，whosehusbandhadrecentlydied，wasinadeeplydespondentframeofmind，andseemedtofeelthatthefuturewashopelesslydark。Myownpanaceaforgriefiswork，anditseemedtomethatbothphysicallyandmentallyshewouldbehelpedbyawisecombinationoftravelandeffort。DuringmylifetimeIhavecherishedtwoambitions，andonlytwo：thefirst，asIhavealreadyconfessed，hadbeentosucceedMissAnthonyaspresidentofourassociation；thesecondwastogoaroundtheworld，carryingthewoman—suffrageidealtoeverycountry，andstartingineachasuffragesociety。

LongbeforetheinceptionoftheInternationalSuf—

frageAllianceIhaddreamedthisdream；and，thoughithadrecededasIfolloweditthroughlife，Ihadneverwhollylostsightofit。NowIrealizedthatformeitcouldneverbemorethanadream。

Icouldneverhopetohaveenoughmoneyatmydisposaltocarryitout，anditoccurredtomethatifMrs。CattundertookitaspresidentoftheInter—

nationalSuffrageAlliancetheresultswouldbeofthegreatestbenefittotheCauseandtoher。

Inmyfirstvisittoherafterherhusband’sdeathIsuggestedthisplan，butsherepliedthatitwasimpossibleforhertoconsiderit。Ididnotlosethoughtofit，however，andatthenextInternationalConference，heldinCopenhagenin1907，Isuggestedtosomeofthedelegatesthatweintroducethematterasaresolution，askingMrs。Catttogoaroundtheworldinbehalfofwomansuffrage。TheyapprovedthesuggestionsoheartilythatIfolloweditupwithaspeechsettingforththewholeplanandMrs。Catt’speculiarfitnessforthework。SeveralmonthslaterMrs。CattandDr。AlettaJacobs，presi—

dentoftheHollandSuffrageAssociation，startedontheirworldtour；andnotuntilaftertheyhadgonedidIfullyrealizethatthetwogreatpersonalam—

bitionsofmylifehadbeenrealized，notbyme，butbyanother，andineachcasewithmyenthusiasticco—operation。

In1904，followingmyelectiontothepresidency，astrongappealcamefromtheBoardofManagersoftheexpositiontobeheldinPortland，Oregon，urgingustoholdournextannualconventionthereduringtheexposition。Itwasthefirsttimeanimportantbodyofmenhadrecognizedusinthismanner，andwegladlyresponded。SostrongapoliticalfactordidthemenofOregonrecognizeustobethateverypoliticalpartyinthestateaskedtoberepresentedonourplatform；andoneentireeveningoftheconventionwasgivenovertotherepresentativeschosenbythevariouspartiestoindorsethesuffragemovement。ThuswebeganinOregonthegoodworkwecontinuedin1906，andofwhichwereapedtheharvestin1912。

Nextto``SuffrageNight，’’themostinterestingfeatureoftheexpositiontouswastheunveilingofthestatueofSaccawagea，theyoungIndiangirlwholedtheLewisandClarkexpeditionthroughthedangerouspassesofthemountainrangesoftheNorthwestuntiltheyreachedthePacificcoast。

Thisstatue，presentedtotheexpositionbythewomenofOregon，isthebelatedtributeofthestatetoitsmostdauntlesspioneer；andnoonecanlookuponthenoblefaceoftheyoungsquaw，whoseout—

stretchedhandpointstotheocean，withoutmarvel—

ingovertheingratitudeofthenationthatignoredhersupremeservice。ToSaccawageaisduetheopeningupoftheentirewesterncountry。TherewasnoonetoguideLewisandClarkexceptthisIndian，whoaloneknewtheway；andsheledthewholeparty，carryingherpapooseonherback。

Shewasonlysixteen，butshebroughteverymansafelythroughanexperienceofalmostunparalleledhardshipanddanger，nursingtheminsicknessandsettingthemanexampleofunfalteringcourageandendurance，untilshestoodatlastonthePacificcoast，whereherstatuestandsnow，pointingtothewidesweepoftheColumbiaRiverasitflowsintothesea。

Thisrecognitionbywomenistheonlyrecognitionsheeverreceived。BothLewisandClarkweresin—

cerelygratefultoherandwarmlyrecommendedhertothegovernmentforreward；butthegovernmentallowedherabsolutelynothing，thougheachmaninthepartyshehadledwasgivenalargetractofland。Traditionsaysthatshewasbitterlydisap—

pointed，aswellshemighthavebeen，andherIndianbrainmusthavebeensadlypuzzled。Butshewastreatedlittleworsethanthousandsofthewhitepioneerwomenwhohavefollowedher；andstanding：

thereto—dayonthebankofherriver，shestillseemssorrowfullyreflectiveoverthestrangewaysofthenationshesonoblyserved。

TheOregoncampaignof1906wasthecarryingoutofoneofMissAnthony’sdearestwishes，andwewholovedhersetaboutthisworksoonafterherdeath。Intheautumnprecedingherpassing，head—

quartershadbeenestablishedinOregon，andMissLauraGregghadbeenplacedincharge，withMissGaleLaughlinasherassociate。AsthemoneyforthiseffortwasraisedbytheNationalAssociation，itwasdecided，aftersomediscussion，tolettheNationalAssociationdeveloptheworkinOregon，whichwasadmittedlyahardstatetocarryandfullofpossibledifficultieswhichsoonbecameactualones。

Asabeginning，theLegislaturehadfailedtosub—

mitanamendment；butastheinitiativeandreferen—

dumwasthelawinOregon，theamendmentwassub—

mittedthroughinitiativepatent。Thetaskofse—

curingthenecessarysignatureswasnotaneasyone，butatlastasufficientnumberofsignaturesweresecuredandverified，andtheauthoritiesissuedthenecessaryproclamationforthevote，whichwastotakeplaceataspecialelectionheldonthe5thofJune。Ourcampaignworkhadbeencarriedonasextensivelyaspossible，butthedistancesweregreatandtheworkersfew，andasaresultofthestrainuponherMissGregg’shealthsoonfailedalarm—

ingly。

AllthiswashappeningduringMissAnthony’slastillness，anditaddedgreatlytoouranxieties。

SheinstructedmetogotoOregonimmediatelyafterherdeathandtotakehersisterMaryandhernieceLucywithme，andwefollowedtheseorderswithinaweekofherfuneral，arrivinginPortlandonthethirddayofApril。Ihadat—

temptedtoomuch，however，andIproveditbyfaintingasIgotoffthetrain，tothehorrorofthefriendlydelegationwaitingtoreceiveus。ThePortlandwomentookverytendercareofme，andinafewdaysIwasreadyforwork，butwefoundconditionsevenworsethanwehadexpected。

MissGregghadcollapsedutterlyandwasunabletogiveusanyinformationastowhathadbeendoneorplanned，andwehadtomakeanewfoundation。

MissLauraClay，whohadbeeninthePortlandworkforafewweeks，provedatowerofstrength，andweweresoonaidedfurtherbyIdaPorterBoyer，whocameontotakechargeofthepublicitydepartment。

DuringthefinalsixweeksofthecampaignAliceStoneBlackwell，ofBoston，wasalsowithus，whileKateGordontookunderherspecialchargetheor—

ganizationofthecityofPortlandandtheparlor—

meetingwork。MissClaywentintothestate，whereEmmaSmithDeVoeandotherspeakerswerealsoworking，andIspentmytimebetweentheofficeheadquartersand``theroad，’’oftenworkingatmydeskuntilitwastimetorushoffandtakeatrainforsometownwhereIwastoholdanightmeeting。

MissMaryandMissLucyAnthonyconfinedthem—

selvestooffice—workinthePortlandheadquarters，wheretheygaveusveryvaluableassistance。I

havealwaysbelievedthatwewouldhavecarriedOregonthatyearifthedisasteroftheCaliforniaearthquakehadnotoccurredtodivertthemindsofWesternmenfrominterestinanythingsavethatgreatcatastrophe。

Onelectiondayitseemedasiftheheavenshadopenedtopourfloodsuponus。NeverbeforeorsincehaveIseensuchincessant，relentlessrain。

Nevertheless，thewomenofPortlandturnedoutinforce，ledbyMrs。SarahEvans，presidentoftheOregonStateFederationofWomen’sClubs，whilealldaylongDr。Pohltookmeinherautomobilefromonepolling—placetoanother。Ateachwefoundrepresentativewomenpatientlyenduringthedrench—

ingrainwhiletheytriedtopersuadementovoteforus。Wedistributedsandwiches，courage，andin—

spirationamongthem，andtriedtocheerinthesamewaythewomenwatchers，whoseappointmentwehadsecuredthatyearforthefirsttime。Twowomenhadbeenadmittedtoeverypolling—place——butthewayinwhichwehadbeenabletosecuretheirpres—

encethrowsahigh—lightonthedifficultiesweweremeeting。Wehadtopersuademencandidatestoselectthesewomenaswatchers；andtheonlymenwhoallowedthemselvestobepersuadedwerethoserunningonminorityticketsandhopelessofelection——theprohibitionists，thesocialists，andthecandi—

datesofthelaborparty。

Theresultoftheelectiontaughtusseveralthings。

Wehadbeentoldthatalltheprohibitionistsandsocialistswouldvoteforus。Instead，wediscoveredthatthepercentageofvotesforwomansuffragewasaboutthesameineveryparty，andthatwheneverthevoterhadcastastraightvote，withoutinde—

pendenceenoughto``scratch’’histicket，thatvotewasusuallyagainstus。Ontheotherhand，whentheticketwas``scratched’’thevotewasusuallyinourfavor，whateverpoliticalpartythemanbe—

longedto。

AnotherinterestingdiscoverywasthattheearlymorningvotewasfavorabletoourCausethevotecastbyworking—menontheirwaytotheiremploy—

ment。Duringthemiddleoftheforenoonandafter—

noon，whentheidleclasswasatthepolls，thevoteranagainstus。Thelatevote，castasmenwerereturningfromtheirwork，wasagainlargelyinourfavor——andwedrewsomeconclusionsfromthis。

Also，forthefirsttimeinthehistoryofanycam—

paign，theanti—suffragistshadorganizedagainstus。

Portlandheldasmallbodyofwomenwithanti—

suffragesentiments，andtherewereothersinthestatewhoformedthemselvesintoananti—suffragesocietyandcarriedonamoreorlessactivewarfare。

Inthiscampaign，forthefirsttime，obscenecardsdirectedagainstthesuffragistswerecirculatedatthepolls；andwhileIcertainlydonotaccusetheOregonanti—suffragistsofcirculatingthem，itisafactthatthecardsweredistributedascomingfromtheanti—suffragists——undoubtedlybysomeviciouselementamongthemenwhichhaditsowngoodrea—

sonforopposingus。The``antis’’alsosufferedinthiscampaignfromthe``perniciousactivity’’oftheirspokesman——alawyerwithanunenviablereputation。Afterthecampaignwasoverthismandeclaredthatithadcosttheopponentsofourmeasure$300，000。

In1907Mrs。O。H。P。Belmontbegantoshowaninterestinsuffragework，andthroughtheinfluenceofseveralleadersinthemovement，notablythatofMrs。IdaHustedHarper，shedecidedtoassistintheestablishmentofnationalheadquartersintheStateofNewYork。Foralongtimetheassocia—

tion’sheadquartershadbeeninWarren，Ohio，thehomeofMrs。HarrietTaylorUpton，thennationaltreasurer，anditwasfeltthattheirremovaltoalargercitywouldhaveagreatinfluenceindevelop—

ingthework。In1909Mrs。BelmontattendedasadelegatethemeetingoftheInternationalSuffrageAllianceinLondon，andherinterestintheCausedeepened。Shebecameconvincedthatthehead—

quartersoftheassociationshouldbeinNewYorkCity，andatourSeattleconventionthatsameyearIpresentedtothedelegateshergenerousoffertopaytherentandmaintainapressdepartmentfortwoyears，onconditionthatournationalhead—

quarterswereestablishedinNewYork。

Thispropositionwasmostgratefullyaccepted，andwepromptlysecuredheadquartersinoneofthemostdesirablebuildingsonFifthAvenue。Thewisdomofthechangewasdemonstratedatoncebytheextraordinarygrowthofthework。DuringourlastyearinWarren，forexample，theproceedsfromthesaleofourliteraturewerebetween$1，200and$1，300。DuringthefirstyearinNewYorkourreturnsfromsuchsaleswerebetween$13，000and$14，000，andanequalgrowthwasevidentinourotherdepartments。

AttheendoftwoyearsMrs。Belmontceasedtosupportthepressdepartmentortopaytherent，buthertimelyaidhadputusonourfeet，andwewereabletocontinueoursplendidprogressandtomeetourexpenses。

Thespecialeventof1908wasthesuccessfulcom—

pletionofthefundPresidentM。CareyThomasofBrynMawrandMissMaryGarretthadpromisedin1906toraisefortheCause。ForsometimeafterMissAnthony’sdeathnothingmorewassaidofthis，butIknewthosetwoindefatigablefriendswerenotidle，and``AuntSusan’’haddiedintheblessedconvictionthattheirsuccesswascertain。In1907IreceivedaletterfromMissThomastellingmethattheprojectwasprogressing；andlatershesentanoutlineofherplan，whichwastoaskacertainnumberofwealthypersonstogivefivehundreddollarsayeareachforatermofyears。Inall，afundof$60，000

wastoberaised，ofwhichweweretohave$12，000

ayearforfiveyears；$4，500ofthe$12，000wastobepaidinsalariestothreeactiveofficers，andtheremaining$7，500wastogotowardtheworkoftheassociation。TheentirefundwastoberaisedbyMay1，1908，sheadded，ortheplanwouldbedropped。