Addams asks Blaine for her annual Hull-House donation, so that they may cover costs of Christmas refreshments and invites her to hear a talk on glass factory work.
Addams congratulates Ewing on the birth of her daughter and sends Christmas wishes along with a copy of her new book, The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets.
Addams writes Smith about her disappointment in missing Thanksgiving at Hull-House because of a wound, but reports she is improving after working on a speech and seeing the arrival of copies of Twenty Years at Hull House.
The Provisional Committee on Emancipation Celebration invites Judson to a conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation becoming effective.
