Mamie Shields Pyle correspondence, 1918-06-17 - 1918-06-18

dollars worth of stamps and you are the only one that has escaped the long line.

I invited my lower ship chairman to a luncheon to get the presonal touch which is so effective but I got only a few but I tried to have them spread the spirit. We have in a good many petitons but not all. Had I a ear at my disposal I could do more in a day than we have been

been able to reach in a month.

All the men I have talked to promise to vote for us.

Most cordially yours, Jenny R. Gifford

June 18th, 1918.

Mrs. G. W. Bird, Clear Lake, S. D.

My dear Mrs. Bird:--

Miss Alice Lorraine Daly, who is at Clear Lake in the interests of the Madison Normal, during the teachers institute, is also one of our representatives. She will, in all probability, if time permits, take up the matter of finances for Deuel County, with you while she is in your City. We had employed her as a member of our finance committee, but Dr. Heston, the President of the Madison Normal, felt that they wanted to use her for institute work for four or six weeks, hence she is doing that. I have not doubt but that Miss Daly will have communicated with you by this time. I regret very much that I did not get this letter written to you yesterday, so you might have gotten it to-day. I hope you will do every thing you can to assist her in doing what she can for the suffrage cause in your county.

I am not sure what amount of literature you have on hand and, therefore, am sending you a package suitable to be used at the institute and trust that you will get it distributed and into the hands of the teachers, at once.

Sincerely yours,

June 18th, 1918.

Mrs. J. H. Gillespie, Hot Springs, So. Dak.

My dear Mrs. Gillespie:--

I am very glad to be able to add your name as a member of our committee with whom we are to cooperate in Fall River County and under whose guidance the work will be lead to a splendid victory in November. I have written to each member of the committee thanking them for their acceptance of this responsibility and assuring you all of the closest possible co-operation on our part.

Thanking you again, I am, Yours very truly,

State President.

June 18th, 1918.

Miss Hattie E. Fox, Mobridge, So. Dak.

My dear Miss Fox:--

Your letter of June 15th has been received and I want to assure you that it brought great relief to me to find that you are ready to do every thing you can for the benefit of the suffrage campaign, during the Equity Convention.

We are sending you by parcel post a package of literatyre and all of the different kinds of posters, which we have on hand at present. The reason you have not received any literature, is because it has been sent to Mrs. Burr, the County Chairman. Every time we get new literature, we send a supply to each County Chairman and Mrs. Burr has had some each time. I am a little fearful that it is not being distributed, if you have not received any. However, I am very glad to forward this package direct to you, to be used at this particular time.

I would be glad if you would keep me posted as to the attitude of the convention on this question. It would be very well, indeed, for you to get this convention to pass, if possible, resolutions endorsing the campaign for suffrage and the anti-alien clause.

With the literature which we are sending you, are a number of patriotic song folders, with the National songs on them, which you should get distributed as the convention will surely sing either America or The Star Spangled Banner, or probably both. At any rate, whether they sing or not, these should be put into their hands.

Very sincerely yours,