InLondon，attheAllianceCouncilof1911，wewereentertainedforthefirsttimebyasuffrageorganizationofmen，andbytheorganizedactressesofthenation，aswellasbytheauthors。
InStockholm，thefollowingyear，welistenedtoseveralofthemostinterestingwomenspeakersintheworld——SelmaLagerlof，whohadjustreceivedtheNobelprize，RosicaSchwimmerofHungary，Dr。AugsburgofMunich，andMrs。PhilipSnowdenofEngland。MissSchwimmerandMrs。SnowdenhavesincebecomefamiliartoAmericanaudiences，butuntilthattimeIhadnotheardeitherofthem，andIwasimmenselyimpressedbytheirabilityandtheirdifferentmethods——MissSchwimmerbeingallforceandfire，alivefromherfeettoherfinger—tips，Mrs。Snowdenallquietreserveanddignity。Dr。
Augsburgworeherhairshortanddressedinamosteccentricmanner；butweforgotherappearanceaswelistenedtoher，forshewasaninspiredspeaker。
SelmaLagerlof’sspeechmadethegreataudienceweep。MenaswellaswomenopenlywipedtheireyesasshedescribedthesacrificeandsufferingofSwedishwomenwhosemenhadgonetoAmericatomakeahomethere，andwho，whentheywereleftbehind，struggledalone，waitingandhopingforthemessagetojointheirhusbands，whichtoooftennevercame。Thespeechmadesogreatanimpres—
sionthatwehadittranslatedanddistributedamongtheSwedesoftheUnitedStateswhereverweheldmeetingsinSwedishlocalities。
MissLagerlofinterestedmeextremely，andIwasdelightedbyaninvitationtobreakfastwithheronemorning。Atourfirstmeetingshehadseemedrathercoldandshy——alittle``difficult，’’aswesay；
butwhenwebegantotalkIfoundherfrank，cor—
dial，andfullofmagnetism。Sheisself—consciousaboutherEnglish，butreallyspeaksourlanguageverywell。Hergreatinterestatthetimewasinimprovingtheconditionofthepeasantsnearherhome。ShetalkedofthisworkandofherbooksandoftheCouncilprogrammewithsuchfriendlyin—
timacythatwhenwepartedIfeltthatIhadalwaysknownher。
AttheHagueCouncilin1913IwastheguestofMrs。RichardHalter，towhomIamalsoindebtedforabeautifulandwonderfulmotorjourneyfromendtoendofHolland，bringingupfinallyinAmster—
damatthehomeofDr。AlettaJacobs。HerewemettwoyoungHollandwomen，MissBoissevainandRosaManus，bothwealthy，bothanxioustohelptheircountrywomen，butstillalittleuncertainastothedirectionoftheirefforts。TheycametoMrs。
Cattandmeandaskedouradviceastowhattheyshoulddo，withtheresultthatlatertheyorganizedandputthrough，largelyunaided，anationalex—
positionshowingthedevelopmentofwomen’sworkfrom1813to1913。Thesuffrage—roomatthisex—
positionshowedtheprogressofsuffrageinallpartsoftheworld；butwhentheQueenofHollandvisitedthebuildingsheexpressedawishnottobedetainedinthisroom，asshewasnotinterestedinsuffrage。
ThePrinceConsort，however，spentmuchtimeinit，andwantedthewholesuffragemovementexplainedtohim，whichwasdonecheerfullyandthoroughlybyMissBoissevainandMissManus。Thefol—
lowingwinter，whentheQueenreadheraddressfromthethrone，sheexpressedaninterestinsochangingtheConstitutionofHollandthatsuffragemightpossiblybeextendedtowomen。Wefeltthatthischangeofheartwasduetothesuffrage—roomarrangedbyourtwoyoungfriends——aided，prob—
ably，byafewwordsfromthePrinceConsort！
ImmediatelyafterthesedaysatAmsterdamwestartedforBudapesttoattendtheInternationalAllianceConventionthere，andincidentallywein—
dulgedinaseriesoftwo—dayconventionsenroute——
oneatBerlin，oneatDresden，oneatPrague，andoneatVienna。AtPragueIdisgracedmyselfbybeinginmyhotelroominasleepofutterexhaustionatthehourwhenIwassupposedtoberespondingtoanaddressofwelcomebythemayor；andthehigh—lightoftheeveningsessioninthatcityfallsontheintellectualbrowofaBohemianladywhoin—
sistedonmakingheraddressintheCzechlanguage，whichshepouredforthforexactlyonehourandfifteenminutes。Ibeganmyaddressataquarteroftwelveandleftthehallatmidnight。LaterIlearnedthatthelastspeakerbeganherremarksataquarterpastoneinthemorning。
ItmaybeinordertoaddherethatViennadidformewhatBerlinhaddoneforSusanB。Anthony——
itgavemetheovationofmylife。Attheconclusionofmyspeechthegreataudienceroseand，stillstand—
ing，cheeredformanyminutes。Iwasimmenselysurprisedanddeeplytouchedbytheunexpectedtribute；butanyundueelationImighthaveex—
periencedwascheckedbythememoryoftheskepti—
calsnortwithwhichoneofmyauditorshadreceivedme。HewasveryGerman，andvery，veryfrank。
Afteronepainedlookatmeherosetoleavethehall。
``THAToldwoman！’’heexclaimed。``Shecannotmakeherselfheard。’’
Hewashalf—waydowntheaislewhentheopeningwordsofmyaddresscaughtupwithhimandstoppedhim。Whatevertheirmeaningmayhavebeen，itwasatleastcarriedtothefarendsofthatgreathall，fortheoldfellowhadpiquedmeabitandIhadgivenmyvoiceitsfullestvolume。Hecrowdedintoanalreadyover—occupiedpewandstaredatmewithgogglingeyes。
``MeinGott！’’hegasped。``MeinGott，shecouldbeheardANYWHERE。’’
ThemeetingatBudapestwasagreatpersonaltriumphforMrs。Catt。Noone，Iamsure，butthealmostadoredpresidentoftheInternationalSuf—
frageAlliancecouldhavecontrolledaconventionmadeupofwomenofsomanydifferentnationalities，withsomanydifferentviewpoints，whilethecon—
fusionoflanguagesmadeageneralunderstandingseemalmosthopeless。Butitwasagreatsuccessineveryway——andadelightfulfeatureofitwasthehospitalityofthecityofficialsand，indeed，ofthewholeHungarianpeople。AftertheconventionI
spentaweekwiththeContessaIskaTelekiinherchateauintheTatraMountains，andafriendshipwasthereformedwhicheversincehasbeenajoytome。Togetherwewalkedmilesoverthemoun—
tainsandalongthebanksofwonderfulstreams，whilethecountess，whoknowsallthefolk—loreofherland，toldmestoriesandansweredmyinnumerablequestions。WhenIleftforViennaItookwithmeabasketoftinyfir—treesfromthetopsoftheTatras；
andaftercarryingthebaskettoandaroundVienna，Florence，andGenoa，Ifinallygotthetreeshomeingoodconditionandproudlyaddedthemtothe``ForestofArden’’onmyplaceatMoylan。
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VALE！
Inlookingbackoverthetenyearsofmyadminis—
trationaspresidentoftheNationalAmericanWomanSuffrageAssociation，therecanbenofeelingbutgratitudeandelationoverthegrowthofthework。Ourmembershiphasgrownfrom17，000
womentomorethan200，000，andthenumberofauxiliarysocietieshasincreasedinpropor—
tion。
Insteadoftheold—timeexperienceofonecampaignintenyears，wenowhavefromfivetotencampaignseachyear。Fromanoriginalyearlyexpenditureof$14，000or$15，000inourcampaignwork，wenowexpendfrom$40，000to$50，000。InNewYork，in1915，wehavealreadyreceivedpledgesof$150，000
fortheNewYorkStatecampaignalone，whilePennsylvania，Massachusetts，andNewJerseyhavemadepledgesinproportion。
In1906fullsuffrageprevailedinfourstates；
wenowhaveitintwelve。Ourmovementhasadvancedfromitsacademicstageuntilithasbecomeavitalpoliticalfactor；noreforminthecountryismoreheraldedbythepressorreceivesmoreattentionfromthepublic。Ithasbecomeanissuewhichengagestheattentionoftheentirenation——andtowardthisresulteverywomanwork—
ingfortheCausehascontributedtoaninspiringdegree。Splendidteam—work，andthatalone，hasmadeourpresentsuccesspossibleandoureventualtriumphineverystateinevitable。Everyofficerinourorganization，everyleaderinourcampaigns，everyspeaker，everyworkerintheranks，howeverhumble，hasdonehershare。
IdonotclaimanythingsofantasticandUtopianasuniversalharmonyamongus。Wehavehadourtroublesandourdifferences。Ihavehadmine。
AteveryannualconventionsincetheoneatWash—
ingtonin1910therehasbeenanefforttodeposemefromthepresidency。Therehavebeensomesplendidfightersamongmyopponents——fineandhigh—mindedwomenwhosincerelybelievethatatsixty—eightIamgettingtoooldformybigjob。
PossiblyIam。CertainlyIshallresignitwithalacritywhenthemajorityofwomenintheorganiza—
tionwishmetodoso。Atpresentalargemajorityprovesannuallythatitstillhasfaithinmyleader—
ship，andwiththisassuranceIamcontenttoworkon。
Lookingbackovertheperiodcoveredbythesereminiscences，IrealizethatthereistruthinthegravechargethatIamnolongeryoung；andthistruthwasoncevoicedbyoneofmylittleniecesinawaythatbroughtitstronglyhometome。Sheandhersmallsisterofsixhaddeclaredthemselvessuffragettes，andasthefirstresultoftheirconver—
siontotheCausebothhadbeenlaughedatbytheirschoolmates。Theyoungerchildcamehomeafterthistragicexperience，weepingbitterlyanddeclar—
ingthatshedidnotwishtobeasuffragetteanymore——anexhibitionofapostasyforwhichherwisesisterofeighttookherroundlytotask。
``Aren’tyouashamedofyourself，’’shedemanded，``tostopjustbecauseyouhavebeenlaughedatonce？LookatAuntAnna！SHEhasbeenlaughedatforhundredsofyears！’’
Isometimesfeelthatithasindeedbeenhundredsofyearssincemyworkbegan；andthenagainitseemssobriefatimethat，bylisteningforamoment，IfancyIcanheartheechoofmychild—
ish—voicepreachingtothetreesintheMichiganwoods。
Butlongorshort，theonesurethingisthat，takingitallinall，thestruggles，thediscouragements，thefailures，andthelittlevictories，thefighthasbeen，asSusanB。Anthonysaidinherlasthours，``worthwhile。’’NothingbiggercancometoahumanbeingthantoloveagreatCausemorethanlifeitself，andtohavetheprivilegethroughoutlifeofworkingforthatCause。
Asforlife’sothergifts，Ihavehadsomeofthem，too。Ihavemademanyfriendships；Ihavelookeduponthebeautyofmanylands；Ihavetheassur—
anceoftherespectandaffectionofthousandsofmenandwomenIhaveneverevenmet。ThoughI
havegivenallIhad，IhavereceivedathousandtimesmorethanIhavegiven。NeithertheworldnormyCauseisindebtedtomebutfromthedepthsofafullandverygratefulheartIacknowledgemylastingindebtednesstothemboth。
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