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554 & 1. SBA left Rochester for the West Coast on 20 June 1905. In its details of her itinerary, this letter is very like one she dictated to Jessie Anthony on 12 June 1905, Film, 44:551. 2. Benjamin Fay Mills (1857–1916), an independent preacher with a national reputation, had moved recently to Los Angeles, and for the summer, he had charge of the Venice Assembly, a series of sociological reform congresses held in the new auditorium, built over the water offshore from the new resort “Venice in America.” (ANB; “Venice Assembly,” Fellowship 6 [March 1905]: 1–36; “Venice in California,” Pacific Monthly 14 [July 1905]: 295–96.) 3. Oregon amended its constitution in 1902 in order to reserve for the people “power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls, independent of the legislative assembly.” The initiative and referendum opened a new path to woman suffrage, if suffragists obtained signatures from eight percent of the state’s legal voters. SBA refers to hopes to place an amendment on the ballot in June 1906. (Oregon Const. of 1857, art. IV, sec. 1, as amended 2 June 1902; History, 6:539.) ••••••••• 276 • SBA to Anna Dann Mason [Chicago] 1 June 22, 1905— Dear Anna We arrived yesterday morning at 8.30 after a pleasant nights ride— I can see you as we parted at the station—how good it was of you to come down and stay with us—and go with us to the station— It does seem as if you belonged to us more than ever— I trust Gilbert will not feel a twinge of jealousy—but then we have to thank him and like him, too, in that he is loved by you—and for his own sake as well—and now that you have the tie that binds—the sweet little Leonora—may you both always love and honor each other—and that nothing may ever come between you but the love that now exists—and to make sure that there does not—always speak when you feel kindly—and when, if ever, you have a ugly feeling come across your mind—shut your teeth together—until it passes of—which it surely will, if you have no spoken words to remember— Well you will see that I have written to Charlotte my proposal— I am sure that the plan will work if only both you & she can have the patience and perseverance to study & teach that will be required of both of you— MrsGrossremembersyouverywell—andsendslove toyou—andwould 12 june 1905 ^ 555 I am sure do the same to Gilbert & the wee one—and to Charlotte—if she had ever seen them— She is working to get ready to go with us tomorrow night at 11 Oclock—to the Portland Hotel—Portland—Oregon— Write us there—and later at San Francisco—California but I will write again— You remember that there is a key at Mrs Cooks 2 —as of old—I think so—at least— But Carrie 3 will be there this week—and may be longer— Gilbert can telephone and make sure she is there— I shall be so happy to hear that Charlotte makes up her mind to stay with you—to learn type writing and stenography—and to work hard & steadily to the end of the next five years— Who knows but she may make herself so valuable to me— that I may get her away from you altogether— What a strife that would be— With best of Love U Susan B. Anthony I put this to Charlotte into the one envelope—for I want you to see what I have said to her— Y ALS, on NAWSA letterhead, place uncorrected, SBA Collection, NR. Envelope addressed to 202 Wellington Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 1. At Chicago, delegates heading west for the convention in Portland, Oregon, assembled to ride the train together.SBA and Mary Anthony visited the Dickinson family and Emily Gross, and the Chicago Woman’s Club hosted a reception for SBA. (Film, 44:566.) 2. That is, Magdalena Cook, SBA’s neighbor on Madison Street. 3. That is, Carrie Bahl, the housekeeper. ••••••••• 277 • Interview with SBA in Portland, Oregon [3 July 1905] “We would have won the campaign in California,” said Miss Anthony, “had it not been for the fact that a few of the rural counties were not covered in the plan for a house to house canvass.Wherever we made such a...

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