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League of Women Voters minutes, 1920-1925

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May 13 - 1921 Programme of this day resumed at 1-45 - P.M. Mrs. Van Alstine gave report on the last meeting of the National American Womans Suffrage Association which Mrs. Catt gave a somewhat detailed report of her stuardship of the Leslie legacy of one million eight hundred thousand dollars and gave reasons why the National A.W.S.A. could not absolutely dissolve and be no more. These reasons were several - The business with the Leslie Commission is not completed also two other legacies had been bequeathed to Mrs. Cott in her capacity as head of the old Suffrage Associations and there may be other bequests not so far reported. In two states legal proceeding are still under consideration concerning the legality of the Susan B. Anthony ammendment and the National could not well dissolve until these matters are entirely cleared away. As the Papers of Incorporation run till 1940 there seems ample time to complete all this business The old National board was re-elected and given power to perpetuate itself and to attend to all the matters of interest to the National American Womans Suffrage Association. It is quite unlikely that another national convention of the organization will even be called but if Mrs. Catt should ever deem it advisible she could call such a convention. Mrs. Shuler of New York gave a most interesting account of things accomplished in the year 1920 for women. Mrs. Mc [Cormick?] reported the Geneva convention of the International Womans Suffrage Alliance. which was one of the interests that made it necessary that the N.A.W.S.A continue its activities - It in fact seemed the real heart of the matter - Mrs. Catt now freed from her lifelong effort to secure suffrage in America will be able to serve the women of the world in even a larger way and help to keep alive

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May 13 - 1921 Programme of this day resumed at 1-45 - P.M. Mrs. Van Alstine gave report on the last meeting of the National American Womans Suffrage Association which Mrs. Catt gave a somewhat detailed report of her stuardship of the Leslie legacy of one million eight hundred thousand dollars and gave reasons why the National A.W.S.A. could not absolutely dissolve and be no more. These reasons were several - The business with the Leslie Commission is not completed also two other legacies had been bequeathed to Mrs. Cott in her capacity as head of the old Suffrage Associations and there may be other bequests not so far reported. In two states legal proceeding are still under consideration concerning the legality of the Susan B. Anthony ammendment and the National could not well dissolve until these matters are entirely cleared away. As the Papers of Incorporation run till 1940 there seems ample time to complete all this business The old National board was re-elected and given power to perpetuate itself and to attend to all the matters of interest to the National American Womans Suffrage Association. It is quite unlikely that another national convention of the organization will even be called but if Mrs. Catt should ever deem it advisible she could call such a convention. Mrs. Shuler of New York gave a most interesting account of things accomplished in the year 1920 for women. Mrs. Mc [Cormick?] reported the Geneva convention of the International Womans Suffrage Alliance. which was one of the interests that made it necessary that the N.A.W.S.A continue its activities - It in fact seemed the real heart of the matter - Mrs. Catt now freed from her lifelong effort to secure suffrage in America will be able to serve the women of the world in even a larger way and help to keep alive