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。