heodore Roosevelt made a few days before his death.

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In March, 1919, the National Association sent one of its best
organizers, Miss Edna Wright, to interest the leagues in ratification
and the State Association retained her for the remainder of the year.
Invitations for a Citizenship School at Durham, July 8-12, were sent
out by the association and President Hetzel of the State College, the
first time in history that a State College had cooperated with women
in such an undertaking. The school was organized by Miss Wright and
presided over by Mrs. Wood, with the publicity and press conference in
charge of Miss Marjorie Shuler, sent by the National Association.

RATIFICATION. The Federal Suffrage Amendment had been submitted by
Congress to the Legislatures in June and the vital question now was
ratification. A mass meeting was held in Manchester at which Governor
Bartlett announced that he was willing to call a special session to
ratify. Realizing from past experience that the association could have
little influence with it, the board appointed Huntley N. Spaulding, a
prominent citizen, chairman of a Men's Committee for Ratification, and
he called to his aid Dwight Hall, chairman of the State Republican
Committee, and Alexander Murchie, chairman of the State Democratic
Committee. The Governor can not call a session without the consent of
his Council, which consists of five men. It met on August 13 and the
Governor arranged to have a hearing for the women. Mrs. Olive Rand
Clarke, Mrs. Winfield Shaw of Manchester, Mrs. Charles Bancroft of
Concord and Mrs. Vida Chase Webb of Lisbon made short speeches. After
the hearing the Council voted to call a special session for September
9.

Mr. Hall and Mr. Murchie immediately got in touch with the members of
the Legislature belonging to their respective parties. Under the
direction of Mr. Spaulding a remarkable publicity campaign was
inaugurated and the leading men of the State, many of whom had been
extremely opposed to woman suffrage, gave interviews in favor of
ratification. The Manchester _Union_ devoted its front pages to these
interviews for three weeks. Marked copies were sent not only to
members of the Legislature but to the 750 committeemen of each of the
parties. James O. Lyford, dean of the Republicans, put his political
knowledge at the disposal of the committee. Miss Betsy Jewett Edwards
came from the National Woman's Republi