Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, November 11, 1919

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WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM

FORMERLY WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR PERMANENT PEACE

International Office: Geneva
19, Bd Georges-Favon

November 11, 1919.

Dearest Miss Addams,

Your very welcome letter of Oct. 16th reached me yesterday and made me very happy. I will not try to answer it yet but will just acknowledge its receipt and thank you.

Our Nov. 1 balance is ↑65,743.98↓ francs, and we began with 66,000. This means we have in six months spent ↑236.02↓ francs over and above English and Norwegian contributions of ↑9,952 and 8801↓ ↑[respondence]↓ with some smaller wind falls. We must remember that the big expense of the Zurich report is still ahead. ↑See P.S.↓

Still I think this is not a dark outlook.

Mrs. Swanwick writes raising the question of the annual meeting of the Execution Committee as required by our statutes. She desires to know beforehand as she has to plan long in advance. She suggests April or May. I think early in May would be best as matter is not settled till then, but if it were "earlyish in April" Mrs. Swanwick might stay on a week and "do some chores" for us, she writes. 

Yours, as you know,

Emily Balch [signed] [page 2]

POSTSCRIPT

November 18. <11>/19

Money originally in hand 
66,000
Money on hand November first
65,744
Total receipts during six months
20,657
British section
9,952
Norwegian section
8,081
18,033
Total expenses, six months
20,925
These include
paid to Fr. Erni for Congress
6,464
Transfer from Holland
2,520
Geneva expenses
13,241
20,925
Geneva expenses
Pamphlet of Resolutions
571
News Sheets (2)
1319
Other
11361
13,241

This is a monthly average of 2,207, 65,744 less 39,726 (2,207 x 18)=25,028 margin for

Zurich Report
News Sheet (over previous rate of expense)
Expansion of work
increase forces as work grows,
possible traveling expenses etc.
The new special American fund of 
$1000
and German money Marks
Marks 8000
(value problematical and in any case small)
are not included.

No allowance made for any new receipts, -- national fees, memberships, subscriptions to News Sheets, sale of Zurich report or other.

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THE SIX MONTHS ACCOUNT ARE NOW BALANCED AND READY TO COPY, HAVE AUDITED AND SEND OUT.