Colby--Series: Correspondence - Lockwood, Belva A., 1891-1916 (Clara Bewick Colby papers, 1860-1957; Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, Box 1, Folder 9)

Belva A. Lockwood, Attorney and Solicitor, 619 F Street, N.W.

Practice before the United States Supreme Court and Court of Claims.

Pension and Bounty Claims a Specialty. Patents Obtained.

Washington, D.C., Jan 15. 1899.

Dear Mrs. Colby,

At a very late stage of the District Suffrage Assoc. on Thursday evening, I was asked to act as Secretary. I did not have time enough to get my report to the newspapers on that evening and was very busy next day, but wrote a good report for the Post, noticing that you had brought up the Hawaii Bill, your remarks on the seating of Roberts, and a brief epitome of your very excellent address. It did not get in on account of Mr. Dingley's death until to-day (Sundays issue) when to my dismay every word with reference to yourself, has been eliminated by the blue pencil; also a compliment that I had written for Mrs. Cooper on her singing, and mention of Claude & Mrs. Hernandez.

The Star, to which I took the report later, and which I had written less elaborately, does fairly well, and I enclose the report. This also was cut.

As the Resolution, recommending my appointment to the Disarmament Conference was unanimous, and as almost simultaneously, and without

any concert of action; The Woman's Industrial Relief League passed a similar resolution, putting it upon the ground that the time has arrived when the Administration should do something for women, and my fitness by previous experience for the position, and have sent it to the President. I will be glad if you also will a paragraph of the matter in the Tribune, either as a report of the meeting or as a news item. Of course I expect nothing. but now that it has been broached will make a little noise about it.

I have sent the letter to the appropriation committee about the motions, and have written the committee on Territories about the Hawaiian Bill.

Jan. 20th is the election of Officers for the Woman's Nat. Press Association. I hope you will be present.

Yours Very truly Belva A. Lockwood.

Woman's National Press Association.

Belva A. Lockwood, President. 619 F Street N.W. Clara B. Colby, Corresponding Secretary, 2420 14th Street N.W. Ruth M.G .Pealer, Recording Secretary, Temple Hotel, 9th Street N.W. Patty Miller Stocking, Treasurer, Room 4, Patent Office Building.

Washington, D.C., Jan. 24 1903 Dear Mrs. Colby.

I hear you are ill with a sore foot. Accept my commiseration. I do not wonder that something settled in your feet after the fiasco and conspiracy of a week ago Friday night.

I have just lost my Brother-in-law (see notice enclosed) and consequently have not been out this week.

I am still at work on the Cherokee case, and this morning I have sent to Senator Beveridge by special messenger, the enclosed Amendment to the Omnibus Statehood Bill, which has already been so long before the Senate. It should have been looked after long ago. I have called attention to it but no person seemed to feel it her duty to attend to it. I do not think the Bill will pass.

I enclose letter rec'd this morning from Mrs. Ham which I think belongs properly to your committee. It is probably before the committee on Interstate & Foreign

Commerce of which Wm P. Hepburn of Iowa is Chairman.

With best wishes, Yours Truly Belva A. Lockwood.

The Attorney General said in open court that the Eastern Cherokee case was the largest case that had even been before that court. U.S. Court of Claims.

Belva A. Lockwood, Attorney and Solicitor. 619 F Street, N.W.

Practice before the District Courts, United States Supreme Court and Court of Claims.

Pension, Bounty and Land Claims A Specialty. Patents Obtained.

Washington, D.C., May 18. 1905.

My Dear Mrs. Colby,

Your long and interesting letter of some weeks ago was duly received by me, and read to the District Suffrage Soc'y and I expect to read it to the Press Assoc. to-morrow evening. For sometime past their meetings have been public lectures only when no letters were read, or business transacted. There was one last evening and I forgot to go, having become quite exhausted from the preparation of a very large land case for the Court of Claims, nearly as large as the Cherokee Indian case, and known as the Sevier Estate. I have just got the matter ready for the type writer and expect to be employed on it for the next 2 years at least. The Attorney's on the Cherokee case including myself have all been in Court to-day for 2 hours or more, discussing our fees in the case, and the wording of the final decree. I am going to mail you the opinion of the court, which is very just, but (over