Mrs. Geo. Spencer
June 25th 1917
Dear [Miss] Addams --
Ever since I just missed getting my violets to you -- at the Maryland in Pasadena I have wanted to get in personal touch with you -- for when I joined your Peace Society it was through your influence. [page 2]
I committed myself & joined our Suffrage society also that I might better work for Peace.
Of course I have been woefully disappointed that we "Pacifists" could not have instituted a more excellent way to hasten Universal Peace on earth, good will to men. I am "Positive" in time of war is most difficult [written up right margin] & it must be. Perhaps upon precepts -- [line upon line] [page 3] as you say. When I returned this spring from Pasadena -- I found our little "American Peace society" languishing & inclined to take a vacation through the summer --. [illegible] by increasing our [illegible] institutions [toward] the relief work -- and planning to send on relief boxes for the French children of [illegible] our June meeting was [pronounced?] [illegible] we have ever faced -- and [missing line of text] [written up right margin] [illegible] [Lion] [illegible] our sheaves [page 4] we still have courage to live more abundantly than ever to fight over weapons of war [for] another [day]. The especial work for this war [through] fear -- has been the missionary distribution of the [little?] books -- a sample copy [of which?] I am sending you a second edition will be ready next month -- if you would like enough to distribute among your prominent workers I should be glad to give any number you might need. Enclosed please find my article for [illegible] [written up right margin] Most respectfully Helen M. Spencer
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