in the report of mrs. coit, the treasurer, she said: "you will remember that at budapest in 1913 a sum of about 2,000 pounds was raised, mostly by promises of yearly donations for the period of two years. this sum was to finance headquarters and the paper till we met in berlin in 1915. in august, 1914, not even all the first instalments had been received, and from then on, owing to war conditions, it became impossible for some of our biggest donors to redeem their pledges. by the beginning of 1917 we found ourselves with an empty exchequer and facing the possibility of closing down our work. it was then that help came from our auxiliary in the united states. mrs. catt, with the help of her many devoted friends, raised a sum of $4,333, which was placed at our disposal and has enabled the alliance to keep going. when speaking of the united states' help i wish to make special mention of the splendid work for the alliance by miss clara m. hyde, private secretary for mrs. catt. to her incessant interest and energy it is due that the number of honorary associates in the u. s. a. now is at least three times as high as in any other country; also she has quite trebled the number of subscribers to the international news in the states. her devoted work is an example of what can be done by a single national auxiliary to further the development of the alliance, and i recommend her example for universal imitation."