the united states auxiliary continued to add to the above sum and from may, 1916, to may, 1920, it sent in membership dues, subscriptions to the paper and donations $9,337. mrs. frank m. roessing, president of the pennsylvania suffrage association, was responsible for collecting over $5,000 of this amount. the money for the congress in geneva, about $3,500, was raised by a british committee of which rosamond smith was chairman and emmeline pethick-lawrence, treasurer. to this fund the united states, which had not suffered from the war to the extent of european countries, was a large contributor. at the close of the congress, there were no funds on hand for the coming year and the delegates from all countries were feeling the effects of the war financially. at this critical moment, katharine dexter mccormick of the us, corresponding secretary of the alliance, made a contribution of $5,000, and a little later, the leslie commission added $4,000. this, with individual subscriptions, raised the amount of about $15,000 and guaranteed the expenses for resuming and continuing the work of the alliance.