During these months some organizations were at work on plans for peace, but others were concerned with enlarging and improving the quality of the United States armed forces. There were fewer communications from German-American organizations, and there were periodic reports from the National Americanization Committee that typified the patriotic fervor that swept the country. Some letters commented on the morale of German and British nationals. White bought his first automobile, and toured during the late summer. There are interesting details about roads, garaging, service stations, and auto insurance. Some correspondents were Angell, Charles H. Baker, George Foster Peabody, and Lane Cooper, who wrote on November 18th listing White's speeches and articles that he thought suitable for publication.