Catt--the ideal choice
for the place--being made president. As a climax
to the organization, a great public mass-meeting had
been arranged by the German suffragists, but at the
special plea of the president of the International
Council Miss Anthony remained away from this
meeting. It was represented to her that the in-
terests of the Council might suffer if she and other
of its leading speakers were also leaders in the suf-
frage movement. In the interest of harmony, there
fore, she followed the wishes of the Council's presi-
dent--to my great unhappiness and to that of other
suffragists.
When the meeting was opened the first words of
the presiding officer were, ``Where is Susan B. An-
thony?'' and the demonstration that followed the
question was the most unexpected and overwhelm-
ing incident of the gathering. The entire audience
rose, men jumped on their chairs, and the cheering
continued without a break for ten minutes. Every
second of that time I seemed to see Miss Anthony,
alone in her hotel room, longing with all her big
heart to be with us, as we longed to have her. I
prayed that the loss of a tribute which would have
meant so much might be made up to her, and it was.
Afterward, when we burst in upon her and told her
of the great demonstration the mere mention of her
name had caused, her lips quivered and her brave
old eyes filled with tears. As we looked at her I
think we all realized anew that what the world called
stoicism in Susan B.
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