arting for the hall where the lecture was to be given, my telephone
bell rang. "Long distance wants you," the operator said, and the
next minute a voice I recognized as that of Miss Thomas was offering
congratulations. "The last dollar of the $60,000," she added, "was
pledged at four o'clock this afternoon."

I was so overcome by the news that I dropped the receiver and shook in
a violent nervous attack, and this trembling continued throughout my
lecture. It had not seemed possible that such a burden could be lifted
from my shoulders; $7,500 a year would greatly aid our work, and $4,500
a year, even though divided among three officers, would be a most
welcome help to each. As subsequently arranged, the salaries did not
come to us through the National Association treasury; they were paid
directly by Miss Thomas and Miss Garrett as custodians of the fund. So
it is quite correct to say that no salaries have ever been paid by the
National Association to its officers.

Three years later, in 1911, another glorious surprise came to me in a
very innocent-looking letter. It was one of many in a heavy mail, and I
opened it absent-mindedly, for the day had been problem-filled.

The writer stated very simply that she wished to put a large amount into
my hands to invest, to draw on, and to use for the Cause as I saw fit.
The matter was to be a secret between us, and she wished no subsequent
accounting, as she had entire faith in my ability to put the money to
the best possible use.

The proposition rather dazed me, but I rallied my forces and replied
that I was infinitely grateful, but that the amount she mentioned was
a large one and I would much prefer to share the responsibility of
disbursing it. Could she not select one more person, at least, to
share the secret and act with me? She replied, telling me to make the
selection, if I insisted on having a confidante, and I sent her the
names of Miss Thomas and Miss Garrett, suggesting that as Miss Thomas
had done so much of the work in connection with the $60,000 fund, Miss
Garrett might be willing to accept the detail work of this fund.
My friend replied that either of these ladies would be perfectly
satisfactory to her. She knew them both, she said, and I was to arrange
the matter as I chose, as it rested wholly in my hands.

I used this money in subsequent state campaigns, and I am very sure
that to it was largely due the winning of Arizona, Kansas, and Oregon
in 1912, and of