Mamie Shields Pyle correspondence, 1918, October 5-11

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RECEIVED AT 12 NA H 15 DUPE FB NEWYORK NY OCT 5-1918 28 MRS JOHN PYLE HURON SD

ARRIVE SIOUXFALLS STPAUL ROAD ONE FIFTEEN AFTERNOON TENTH LEAVING SIOUXCITY SIXTEENTH WIRE NAMES OF HOSTESSES. CARRIE CHAPMANN CATT 910 AM

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RECEIVED 44 NA H 15 FB NEW YORK NY 147 PM OCT 5-1918 044 MRS J PYLE HURON SD ARRIVE SIOUXFALLS STPAUL ROAD ONE FIFTEEN AFTERNOON ON TENTH LEAVE SIOUXCITY SIXTEENTH WIRE NAMES OF HOSTESSES

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National American Woman Suffrage Sssociation BRANCH OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN Mrs. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, president Dr. ANNA HOWARD SHAW, honorary president 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT MRS. STANLEY MCCORMICK, Mass. 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT Miss MARY GARRETT HAY, NEW YORK 3D VICE-PRESIDENT Mrs. GUILFORD DUDLEY, TENN. 4TH VICE-PRESIDENT MRS. RAYMOND BROWN, NEW YORK 5TH VICE-PRESIDENT MRS. HELEN GARDENER. Washington, D. C.

NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. MISS ESTHER G. OGDEN. President 171 Madison Avenue. New York

Treasurer Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers, Conn. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Mrs FRANK J. SHULER, New York RECORDING SECRETARY MRS. HALSEY W. WILSON, NEW YORK

National Headquarters 171 Madison Avenue NEW YORK Telephone. 4818 Murray Hill

PRESS DEPARTMENT Miss ROSE YOUNG, Chairman 171 Madison Avenue. New York

Directors Mrs. CHARLES H. BROOKS, Kansas Mrs. T. T. COTNAM, Arkansas MRS. JAMES LEES LAIDLAW, NEW YORK Mrs. ARTHUR L. LIVERMORE, NEW YORK MRS. NONIE B. MAHONEY, TEXAS Miss ESTHER G. OGDEN, NEW YORK Dr. MARY SAFFORD, FLORIDA MRS. HORACE C. STILWELL, INDIANA

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE MRS MAUD WOOD PARK, CHAIRMAN HEADQUARTERS 1626 Rhode Island Ave.. Washington. D.C.

October 5, 1918

Mrs. John Pyle, Huron, South Dakota.

My dear Mrs. Pyle:

I brought the buttons back to New York and handed them over to Miss Ogden. Of course that is her job as President of the Publishing Company. I am free to say that it was the most awful thing that has ever happened to us in all our history, and I am myself convinced that it was some contemptible employee in the button company who did the thing. Miss Ogden has gone up to Rochester for an interview with the President of the Company today, and she will take up the matter with you.

It is my understanding that I shall meet you in Sioux Falls. I will arrive D. V. on the 10th and will go direct to the hotel where I have been before. I have forgotten its name. I shall expect a place reserved for me, and that you will there give me the names of the women who are to take charge of me in the various places where I shall go.

It is my understanding from your last telegram that the last appointment will be Vermillion, and that you do not care to place the 15th at Canton; that is satisfactory to me, and I will arrange accordingly.

Anticipating the pleasure of seeing you soon -

I am, most cordially yours, Carrie Chapman Catt President

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COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE WOMAN'S COMMITTEE SOUTH DAKOTA DIVISION

123 SOUTH MAIN AVE. SIOUX FALLS, S. D.

(COPY) October 5th, 1918.

Mr. Kenneth Sellers, Secretary to the Governor, Pierre, South Dakota.

My dear Mr. Sellers:-

Thank you for your letter of Sept. 24th.

It was a delicate matter for me to take the intiative and my various attempts to formulate a constructive reply to your letter have hitherto failed. One must not give up because there are difficulties in the way.

You say: "The Governor would be glad to have your further elucidations." I should be very happy could I throw even a little light, and am glad to try.

It only confuses the issue to suppose that the present situation developed because a particular person (who happens to be known as Helen S. Peabody) was not appointed on the reorganized State council. Not only did she not seek election to the Woman's Committee and appointment on the original State Council, but she knew nothing of such election and appointment until they were officially announced to her.

Last week I had a long talk with Mr. George Wright, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the State Council. It has seemed to me that possibly Mr. Wright and I might try together to formulate a plan for cooperation between the State Council and the Woman's Committee, which plan, when formulated, should be presented for approval or disapproval to the State Council and the Woman's Committee. Should both these bodies approve, the plan would then be submitted to the Governor for final action.

Does the Governor approve such attempt on the part of the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the State Council and the Chairman of the Woman's Committee?

Very truly yours, (signed) Helen S. Peabody

South Dakota Universal Franchise League PRESIDENT MRS. JOHN L. PYLE, HURON Vice President MRS. S. V. GHRIST, Miller Chairman Organization MRS. ALBERT McMAHON. HURON Chairman Finance MRS. PAUL REWMON, Deadwood

First Campaign District COUNTY CHAIRMEN Clark—Miss Hattie Pickles. Clark Codington—Mrs. Encie P. Hopkins, Watertown Day—Mrs. H. P. Ide, Webster Deuel—Mrs. G. W. Bird, Clear Lake

FIELD SECRETARY MISS M. E. PIDGEON WATERTOWN

COUNTY CHAIRMEN Grant—Mrs. Helen Olson, Milbank Hamlin—Mrs. C. J. Clark. Hayti Marshal—Mrs. D. Thornburg, Kidder Roberts—Mrs E. J. Turner, Sisseton

Oct. 5, 1918 My dear Mrs. Pyle:- I have succeeded in making good arrangements for hanging the banner this morning, all that is needed being now the mayor's sanction. He is away today, but I do not think it will be any trouble to get his sanction shortly.

If the banner has not been sent, please send it as soon as possible so that we will have plenty of time to get it up before the festival, as all labor will be busy getting ready for the festival. The electric light people gave permission to use their poles on Broadway in the busiest part of town, And I hope the banner is going to be large enough to show up well. One of the