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October 26th, 1927.
Dear Mrs. Thomas:
I am returning herewith ↑your↓ letter from Mrs. Laddey, in which she says that Mrs. Moorfield and she are convinced that it is not best to incorporate in New Jersey. This seems to open the way for our going ahead with incorporation in New York, though perhaps her suggestion of incorporation in the District of Columbia ought to go before the Board. I do not feel certain that the Board gave us power to act without reporting back to them and in view of Mrs. Richards' attitude it seems to me we should wait for a vote at the November meeting.
I have come to Washington, to be here until November 8th or so, and unfortunately left in Wellesley my papers relating to this business of incorporation. I am asking a friend on the spot to send them to me and if she can find them they should be here in a few days and I will then write to you more at length. Meanwhile I have been looking the matter up in the minutes and find the following:
Paragraph #205 (March Meeting). Mrs. Balch, Miss Detzer, Mrs. Sloss and Mrs. Thomas were appointed as a committee on incorporation.
Paragraph #411. (June Meeting). Mrs. Thomas was asked to confer with Alexander & Keenan, "asking their advice for the National [W.I.L.] as to the proper procedure for a small body in the organization to incorporate in order to receive and administer funds. [page 2]
Paragraph #419-420 (September Meeting). It was voted that the report of the committee dealing with the Lauterbach Estate and the concomitant question of incorporation, be accepted and that the matter be referred back to committee, said committee being augmented by Mrs. Moorfield and Mrs. Laddey. This seems to have been voted under the impression that there was one committee for the Lauterbach business and the incorporation.
I note that, Paragraph #202 (March Meeting), Mrs. Taussig was empowered to ask, demand, sue for, recover, and receive monies and otherwise act in regard to the Lauterbach money. Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. White and Miss Brannan were appointed a committee to consult with any interested parties.
This ↑At that↓ time I think we understood that the Lauterbach money was coming to the United States Section, not to the International.
I have not found any vote putting me on the Lauterbach Committee at all, but I certainly understood that I was asked to go ahead with it. If not, I have behaved most irregularly and apologize sincerely for any usurpation of authority.
Sincerely yours,
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