The officers felt that whereas the Federal Suffrage Bill was essential as an opening wedge, yet it was solely subsidiary to the main purpose, the whole enfranchisement of all ladies of the nation. Although the effort value considerable cash, time and labor, yet the committee felt that it was effectively price doing as a technique of awakening interest in and advancing the cause of woman's suffrage. Mrs. Anson Wells and Mrs. Henry P. Blair with different mates of the trigger contributed generously to the expense of the enterprise. This tent was occupied by the committee and different pals of the trigger during the entire celebration. As chairman of the committee of how and means, she has been instrumental in securing the help of distinguished individuals; in raising money, and has by no means wearied in working for the trigger. The failure was an awesome sorrow to many, and an immense loss to the lady's suffrage cause. On the occasion of the great celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Federal Woman's Suffrage Association, then referred to as the Federal Woman's Equality Association, took an essential half.
