RD07570

January 15th, 1918,
Dr. Helen Peabody,
610-8th St. I. W.,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Dr. Peabody:--

I have received your two letters,
which I was very glad to get.

According to your suggestion, I have
already written to Miss Eva Bobinson and Mrs. Christenson,
confirming their appointments. I think that I confirmed Mrs.
Perisho's appointment, some months ago, but will do so again.
I will also confirm Mrs. Zitletz's appointment. In regard to
Mrs. Perisho's appointment as Liberty Loan Chairman, I supposed
that she was not in the state, having gone away with her husband,
but Mrs. Campbell assured me that ahe was still at Brookings. I
think her appointment a very good one, providing she can take
care of it. I have a letter this morning, from Miss Robinson,
thanking me for the endorsement of her appointment and telling
me that she had heard from you, also. She does not quite under-
stand why she is linked up with our committee, because she was
appointed by the government, although.she is very glad for
the endorsement of our committee and feels that it enables her
to realize that we are all working together, Mrs. Zitletz is
already in the harness and doing extra good work, as chairman
of registration, I especially insisted that she should be
chairman of registration, rather than temporary chairman of the
committee, as Mrs. Campbell wished to make her, I think, per-
haps, this was before we had thought of making her a special
chairman, I must tell you, frankly, that Mrs. Campbell and
I did not agree at all, as to her appointment as temporary
chairman of the committee.

I wish to say in this connection and
in answer to your question, that while I value Mrs, Campbell's
ability in this special line which she has been carrying out,
I do not think it wise to appoint her on the defense committee.
I have not the time to go into details, this morning, but wish
to put you on guard, so that you will not take any steps toward
such an appointment. She is now chairman of finance, as I
understand it, and I believe will be very valuable in that po-
sition, as she is also state organizer. I believe, however,
that this is as much responsibility as she should be given,
because both of these committees place her very closely in