October 20, 1925.
My dear Miss Addams: --
It is most gratifying to find the friends of Mr. Bryan like yourself, all over the country, interested in a suitable memorial at the National Capital and I am happy that I am to be associated with you in this good work. The chief concern I have in the matter is how best to reach the people who may be called Bryan men and Bryan women. He touched life at so many points and so vitally that first and last, nearly everybody in America had kinship with him. While the Republicans were against him in politics, many of them have been with him in temperance, or religion or the peace movement.
Right now, the question with us is how to best reach the people who will be glad to make some contributions to this memorial. It has been suggested that the best way is to have a State Chairman, who will organize each state, with the time and zeal to do it efficiently and who has the confidence of the people.
I wish you could ↑write to↓ Col. P. H. Callahan, 1400 Maple Street, Louisville, Ky. who has charge of the active and preliminary correspondence, and give him your suggestion, as to the best man in your state. This will help us very much.
With my warm regards,
Sincerely yours,
Josephus Daniels [signed]
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