th our
Chief--and the most momentous June in suffrage history was over." The
report told of the journey to Cheyenne to attend the Council of Women
Voters; the addresses of the present Democratic Governor Kendrick and
the former Republican Governor and U. S. Senator Carey; the two days
at the State University in Laramie, "the guest of one of the
best-known suffragists in the State, Professor Grace Raymond Hebard";
the visit in Denver, "asking questions and being interviewed." "All of
this," she said, "sent me back firmly convinced that the western women
want to help us in our battle and only wait for a definite program of
work."

The second auditor, Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs (Ala.), in the report
of her field work showed an equally full schedule. She had been
present at every board meeting but one, of which she was notified too
late; as a member of the Congressional Committee had assisted with the
lobby work in Washington; had attended a three-days' State conference
in Nashville and spoken three times; the Mississippi State convention
and spoken twice; spoken in Savannah and Asheville and at the May-day
celebration of the Nashville League; attended the Chicago and St.
Louis demonstrations and spent the intervening times in raising the
money to meet her pledge of $2,000 for her State to the National
Association.

Mrs. Katharine Dexter McCormick, chairman of the Press Department,
stated that this was largely a nominal position, as the practical work
was done by professionals and would be related in the report from the
Publicity department. The reports of the national officers were
concluded by that of Mrs. Catt, chairman of the Campaign and Survey
Committee, a new feature of the association. It began: "For the
purpose of making a survey of suffrage conditions throughout the
nation, either an officer of the National Board or some person or
persons representing the Board have visited nearly every State in the
Union. I have myself visited twenty-three States; Miss Hauser and Miss
Walker visited nine enfranchised States; Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Jacobs,
Mrs. Morrisson and Mrs. Rogers have each visited several; Mrs.
Roessing and Miss Patterson have made a number of trips to West
Virginia. Our chief motive was to learn conditions. To corroborate our
impressions questionnaires were sent to all the State associations in
January and again in July. As a result of the information obtained the
National Board is convinced that our movemen