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。
　　XVII
　　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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