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her official resignation as Chairman of Brown County. Isn't
that fine, at this late hour? I must confess, however,
that the work will be just as well off without her. She
says in her letter that she is not "peeved, just tired".
What a dreadful thing, to be tired.

Do you have any chautauquas in your
locality? If so, will you please look after them and try
to get the speakers to speak for our campaign?

In conversation, last night, with Mrs.
Lewis, Chairman of the Mitchell Committee, she told me
that they have sold over two hundred tickets to the war
dinner, which is to be held to-night and that they have all
of the notable people in some way in touch with the program.
I noticed by the paper this morning that the mayor is to
make the address of welcome and that one of the speakers
is our friend Mr.. Dowdell, who is limited to five minutes.
(I insert this, because I am sure you will appreciate the
impossibility of it, thoroughly). Mrs. Lewis is certainly
very jubilant over the plans for Mitchell and I think we
will enjoy equally with her, the bright out-look.

Sincerely,

P. S. Since writing this letter, a matter has come to
my mind, which I feel I ought to report to you.

I fully intended to write to Senator Stoner, my-
self, but on second thought, not knowing the man or his
principles, I feel perhaps it would be wiser not to put
myself in writing, but I would like to have you talk with
him, if you feel so disposed.

Mrs. Feige, one of our recent suffragists here
at Huron, has just returned from the Eastern Star Convention
at Aberdeen and she was telling me that Senator Stoner
was there and that the conversation turned on the question
of suffrage and the situation at the present time and that